Chronic sustained pain or sudden painful contraction (cramp/spasm) of certain muscles of the hand and/or fingers are known as Writer’s cramp.
The patient experiences uncontrolled, tiresome or tedious muscular contraction causes altered movements and abnormal position or attitudes of hands and fingers in In Writer’s cramp. This disease generally affects one body part.
It generally affects people between the ages of 30 to 50 years, but it can affects at any age group, both men and women are equally.

Causes of Writer’s cramp
The exact reason behind Writer’s cramp is not well understood, yet. It was generally believed to be the result of excessive muscular or motor activity, may be complicated by a faulty writing technique.
In some cases it may be aggravated by some certain chemical exposure as well as in some cases hereditary tendency may be observed.

Signs and symptoms of Writer’s cramp
The chief or main symptoms of Writer’s cramp area feeling of pain and uneasiness while using the hand or fingers for a long time.
Difficulty is experienced by the patients in using the hands, for writing or for other occupational purposes.
The handwriting becomes changed, some times unreadable also, patients generally feels great difficulties due to the change in their signatures, there may be severe pain and uneasiness to write, type or during other occupational works.
Common symptoms include excessive abnormal or faulty movement of the wrist or elbow.
A similar situation can be observed in professionals like musicians playing certain instruments, or may be in case of typists or in golfers.