Hand orthosis as a writing aid in writer's cramp.
Writer's cramp is a focal, task-specific dystonia of the hand and wrist. It primarily affects people who do a significant amount of writing, and causes difficulties in writing. We present five cases with writer's cramp who showed improvement in their writing ability with an applied hand orthosis.
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Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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D000328:Adult; D020821:Dystonic Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D014956:Writing