Spasm is a kind of frustration in the movements of the muscles of the hand. It arises mainly when writing. This disease leads only to the inability to write any signs, but at the same time the normal motor skills are preserved, that is, the rest of the motor acts are performed by the hand absolutely impeccably.
Symptoms of spasm
Spasm is a complication of cervical osteochondrosis , neuroinfection and vegetative-vascular dystonia. It also appears in those who write a lot daily by hand, long and continuously, more often in a hurry, but at the same time attains the legibility of the written text, trying to carefully deduce all the letters and numbers. Because of dressed up and prolonged nervous work in the hand there is an overstrain and motor functions are violated.
The first symptoms of writing spasm are expressed in a feeling of awkwardness in the hand and forearm. They appear only after a long letter and quickly disappear after a short rest. Over time, such signs of the disease are greatly aggravated. From time to time, fingers will convulsively compress the handle, and the brush will become fixed. Often in patients there is a strong trembling of the hand when writing.
In advanced cases with written spasm in the upper limb, there are pronounced spasmolytic pains that go into deep muscular dystonia. Patients begin to overly fix their attention on their uneasy condition, resulting in spasm occurs when trying to write just a few letters and sometimes just from one thought about the upcoming work of the pen.
Treatment of spasm
Treatment for writing spasm is carried out at home. If there are diseases accompanying the appearance of such an ailment, first of all you need to eliminate them. Also, to eliminate the pathophysiological basis of the disease, you need to conduct daily:
- physiotherapeutic procedures;
- therapeutic gymnastics;
- reflexotherapy .
During the treatment of writing spasm, the patient must necessarily train in a letter. To do this, use the method of measured and slow writing speed. First you need to carefully draw dashes, then circles and only then go to the letters.
Along with training letters, patients should take medications that reduce the overall increased nervous excitability. It can be Andaxin or Bromine with caffeine. Also, at a written spasm, the reception of funds from the group of homeopathy is prescribed. Quickly helps to get rid of this ailment Hypericum.