Authors :
Namathota Chandra Akshay kumar; Susan Jose; Urmi Bhatt
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 7 - July
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8252371
Abstract :
Focal arm dystonia (FAD) is also called as
writer’s cramp (WC), It is a specific task disorder, with
wide range of symptoms of insidious onset and progress
over month’s and characterised by involuntary spasms
of the hand, forearm and upper arm muscles, triggered
selectively by writing and also may report tightness in
the forearm or stiffness when writing or fatigue with
prolonged writing or decreased speed and cramping with
prolonged writing. A case report study of 21 year college
going student with complaint of difficulty in writing and
right hand twitching of index finger, inability and pain.
We designed a symptomatic and conditioned based
physiotherapy intervention for 4 weeks. Outcomes were
Arm dystonia disability scale (ADDS), State trait anxiety
inventory (STAI) and pre & post observation analysis of
duration and quality of hand writing on day of
intervention and after 4 weeks of intervention; there is
improvement in all outcomes measures which concluded
that , the conditioned based physiotherapy intervention
will helps in reduced dystonia movements, pain, duration
& quality of handwriting and improves in Activity of
daily living.
Keywords :
Focal arm dystonia (FAD), Writer’s cramp (WC) , Arm dystonia disability scale (ADDS), State trait anxiety inventory (STAI).
Focal arm dystonia (FAD) is also called as
writer’s cramp (WC), It is a specific task disorder, with
wide range of symptoms of insidious onset and progress
over month’s and characterised by involuntary spasms
of the hand, forearm and upper arm muscles, triggered
selectively by writing and also may report tightness in
the forearm or stiffness when writing or fatigue with
prolonged writing or decreased speed and cramping with
prolonged writing. A case report study of 21 year college
going student with complaint of difficulty in writing and
right hand twitching of index finger, inability and pain.
We designed a symptomatic and conditioned based
physiotherapy intervention for 4 weeks. Outcomes were
Arm dystonia disability scale (ADDS), State trait anxiety
inventory (STAI) and pre & post observation analysis of
duration and quality of hand writing on day of
intervention and after 4 weeks of intervention; there is
improvement in all outcomes measures which concluded
that , the conditioned based physiotherapy intervention
will helps in reduced dystonia movements, pain, duration
& quality of handwriting and improves in Activity of
daily living.
Keywords :
Focal arm dystonia (FAD), Writer’s cramp (WC) , Arm dystonia disability scale (ADDS), State trait anxiety inventory (STAI).
