Spasm of spasm: causes and treatment

The spasm of spasm (in a different way, the neurosis of the hand, grafospazm, writing spasm) is a phenomenon in which the motor activity of the muscles of the arm is impaired during the writing process. The rest of the motor manipulations performed by the same muscle group are performed completely freely, without any difficulties.

This disease is more typical of people who, due to their profession, have systematic long-term loads on the hands: these are students, teachers. Also in the risk zone are people of middle and old age: both men and women. In children such a pathology does not appear. According to observations, writing spasm is often manifested in individuals who are too suspicious and unsure of themselves.

Spasm in the process of writing is a manifestation of a neurosis

The reason for the occurrence of such a disease as a scabies spasm, a long period was incomprehensible. Some clarity in the origin of the process was introduced by the teaching of the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov about higher nervous activity and the probability of a nervous breakdown of certain dynamic complexes.

At present, it is believed that writing spasm is the same neurosis as tics, obsessive movements, stuttering. The resulting cramp (most often in the flexor and extensor of the index and thumb) causes soreness, leads to an unnatural posture of the hand, which makes further writing impossible. A man makes a lot of efforts to neutralize spasm, but this only causes awkward movements, loss of fluency in writing, cardinal deterioration of handwriting.

The causes of writing spasm

Factors causing the emergence of a pathological process are:

• Neuroses;
• Predisposition to hysterics, increased excitement;
• Disorders of the psychoemotional state, expressed in depression and stress;
• Chronic alcoholism;
• Complications after the transferred infections;
• Atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels;
• Osteochondrosis of the cervical region;
• Diseases of the hands of an inflammatory nature (neuritis, myositis).

The initial stage of the disease

The spasm of the spine is characterized by a slowly progressive course. At the initial stage, pathology makes itself felt a few hours after a constant intense letter. The patient complains of discomfort when trying to write something either during the action being performed.

Especially the difficulties at writing are looked through at the end of the line. The faster the speed of writing, the clearer the spasm appears. As soon as the written process stops - the symptoms immediately disappear, especially at an early stage of the disease.

Symptomatology of the disease

The symptomatology of the main stage of the disease, caused by an incorrect redistribution of the muscle tone of the hands, appears almost immediately after the beginning of the written activity and is expressed:

• Painful sensations in the area of the fingers, then covering the whole arm.
• By the trembling and weakness of the phalanges of the fingers, which makes it difficult, distorts, does not allow you to perform a written process.
• Muscle spasm leading to the formation of contracture (restriction of mobility) of fingers, gradually covering the area of the forearm and shoulder. In some cases, the neck and facial area may be involved.

Being in such an uneasy state, the patient begins to worry excessively, to fix attention on his own helplessness, which causes the appearance of convulsions when writing the first letters, and sometimes with one thought about the upcoming letter.

Types of manifestation of spasm

Depending on which muscle tone prevails (flexor or extensor), several forms of spasm are distinguished:

• Spastic;
• Neuralgic;
• Paralytic;
• Tremulous.

The convulsive (spastic) form occurs more often. It begins with the tension of the carpal muscle group, gradually spreads to the forearm zone to the neck, sometimes affects the facial area.

The neuralgic type is manifested by the painful sensations in the right hand arising in the process of writing the text. The pain seems to be concentrated in the depth, and it is problematic to associate it with the area of any nerve; At the end of work immediately disappears.

The paralytic form is characterized by a strong weakness in the hand during writing, a feeling of incredible fatigue: the handle seems to fall out of the fingers.

A trembling spasm is accompanied by a tremor in the fingers that occurs during work.

These forms can manifest themselves either individually or in combination, with several symptoms simultaneously.

Attempts to cope on their own

Many people do not consider this phenomenon a disease and try to cope with the problem themselves, in every way modifying the mechanism of writing:

• Clamp the pen (pencil) into a fist, hold between the 3rd and 4th fingers or grab in other unusual ways;
• Change the inclination of the hand;
• Try to write a thick pen;
• They change their hand, which is not always advisable because of the same spasm in the other hand.

Such methods have only a temporary improvement. For the treatment of the disease, the initial measure is a sharp reduction or a complete rejection of the letter.

Methods of elimination of spasm

The main direction in the restoration of muscle functionality is the therapy of the underlying disease (osteochondrosis, neuritis, myositis), which caused the onset of the pathological process in the fingers. To eliminate muscular spasm and psychoemotional disorders, drug treatment with the use of muscle relaxants, antidepressants, tranquilizers, sedatives (valerian, bromine and caffeine) is used.

The spasm of spasm, the symptoms of which are more irritable to people than people, who are hard at experiencing their own failures, are effectively treated by prolonged sleep: 12-14 hours a day. It is obligatory at such pathological process it is recommended to perform physiotherapy: magnetotherapy, electrotherapy, reflexotherapy, massage, paraffin applications, acupuncture.

Spasm of spasm: treatment, exercises, massage

An important element of treatment for writing spasm are exercises for the right hand brush: for the reduction and dilution of the fingers, their flexion and extension. Necessarily in the process of gymnastics should pay attention to a healthy group of muscles, which positively affects the coordination of movements, muscle performance and tone. It is important to avoid the spastic stress of the brush and not to squeeze it into a fist. The average duration of therapeutic gymnastics should be 20-30 minutes. It is recommended to use self-resistance elements, which should alternate with exercises for relaxing the brush and self-massage techniques of the entire arm and shoulder girdle.

The procedure should start with a slight stroking and rubbing of the sore arm. Then, in more detail and actively massaged fingers, tendons and interosseous muscles. Then massage actions should be transferred to the muscles of the shoulder and shoulder girdle, and then again to return to the massage of the forearm and hand. The massage ends with rubbing and stroking the entire hand.

Learning to write again

How to learn to write with writing spasm? After 1-1.5 months from the beginning of the treatment of the disease, if the letter is violated, the patient is recommended to learn how to write again: lines, dashes, letter elements, trying to use another combination of muscles for writing. It is recommended to master a new stereotype of the usual procedure smoothly, slowly, with a gradual increase in the writing speed afterwards. Classes should be held regularly, having previously allocated a time for rest. Writing letters and words begins only at the end of the training gymnastic course.

For classes it is advisable to use a thick handle to avoid strain on the fingers. Exercise this way is recommended 2-3 times a day for 5-6 minutes with a gradual increase in time. If the process is difficult, the patient is offered the same writing instruction, but for the other hand. Although in a pronounced pathological process, such gymnastics may not be effective, and the disease will affect both limbs.

The spasm of spasm, the treatment of which showed an unsatisfactory result (the process of writing remained difficult or completely disrupted), forces the patient to change his profession. It is recommended for a person to look for and manifest himself in a different kind of activity, as an option - to master computer or computer text.

Spasm: treatment with folk remedies

Traditional medicine to relieve tension in the joints offers a number of time-tested and people's recipes. Well remove the muscle tone mustard bath. It is required to dissolve 5-6 spoons of dry mustard in a glass of water to a mushy state. The resulting mixture should be poured into a bath prepared for bath procedures. In mustard water you need to dive for 5-7 minutes, then, without wiping yourself, turn a towel. In a complex with other medical measures, you will soon be able to forget about such a disease as scabies spasm.

Treatment at home in addition to exercise, self-massage and learning writing can include the use of soothing teas. According to one of the recipes, it is proposed to unite in the equal parts a clover, motherwort, horsetail and oregano. Spoon the resulting collection brew a glass of boiling water, insist 2 hours. Take ½ cup morning and evening.

Preventive measures

As preventive measures to prevent writing spasm it is necessary to treat diseases that cause the appearance of this pathology. It is necessary to alternate between rest and work, not allowing excessive loads. Do not forget about the gym for the hands, writing at a slow pace and changing hands when doing large amounts of written work.

Correction of provoking factors that cause chronic tension of the muscles of the hand is carried out by choosing the optimal ergonomic position of the body and hands at the table. When working on a computer, the mouse is placed on a special rug with a roller, and the keyboard is supplied with a helium pad under the wrist. Along the way, the angle of the table is varied, the individual way of writing is chosen, a handy writing instrument and marked paper are selected.