Responses of the wrist flexor and extensor muscles to a pair of transcranial magnetic stimuli in patients with writer's cramp

1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. P14
Author(s):  
J. Valls-Solé ◽  
R. Alvarez ◽  
L.E. Gonzalez ◽  
E. Muñoz ◽  
F. Valldeoriola
Keyword(s):  
Writer’S Cramp ◽  
Wrist Flexor ◽  
Extensor Muscles ◽  
Writer's Cramp

Slow rTMS to the somatosensory cortex attenuates afferent inhibition in patients with writer's cramp

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (S 4) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Demiralay ◽  
T Bäumer ◽  
U Hidding ◽  
R Helmich ◽  
S Wunderlich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Somatosensory Cortex ◽  
Writer’S Cramp ◽  
Afferent Inhibition ◽  
Writer's Cramp

The Effectiveness of Behaviour Therapy in Writer’s Cramp: A Case Report

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahesh M M ◽  
Dr. Johnson Alex
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Family History ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Motor Nerve ◽  
Conclusive Evidence ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Present Treatment ◽  
Writer’S Cramp ◽  
Writer's Cramp

42 years old male patient referred from neurology department, working as a teacher, educated up to MSc, premorbidly anxious personality, family history mental illness (first degree relatives), comes from MSES with presenting complaints of difficulty in writing or copying since seven years. Disability progressed and he was unable to write even a few words legibly and could not hold object which leads to anxiety and dependency. When the patient was examined at Neurology OPD, find out that he has normal sensory and motor nerve functions. The present treatment involved the use of Bahaviour therapy. The findings in this case is very encouraging and studies with large sample sizes can be considered for further conclusive evidence on the treatment of writer’s cramp.

scholarly journals Writing Orthotic Device for the Management of Writer’s Cramp

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narayanasarma V. Singam ◽  
Alok Dwivedi ◽  
Alberto J. Espay
Keyword(s):  
Orthotic Device ◽  
Writer’S Cramp ◽  
Writer's Cramp

A Light Weight Compliant Hand Mechanism With High Degrees of Freedom

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (6) ◽  
pp. 934-945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Potratz ◽  
Jingzhou Yang ◽  
Karim Abdel-Malek ◽  
Esteban Peña Pitarch ◽  
Nicole Grosland
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Static Load ◽  
Current Control ◽  
Deformation Analysis ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Wrist Flexor ◽  
Compression Spring ◽  
Extensor Muscles ◽  
Control Scheme

This paper presents the design and prototyping of an inherently compliant lightweight hand mechanism. The hand mechanism itself has 15 degrees of freedom and five fingers. Although the degrees of freedom in each finger are coupled, reducing the number of independent degrees of freedom to 5, the 15 degrees of freedom of the hand could potentially be individually actuated. Each joint consists of a novel flexing mechanism that is based on the loading of a compression spring in the axial and transverse direction via a cable and conduit system. Currently, a bench top version of the prototype is being developed; the three joints of each finger are coupled together to simplify the control system. The current control scheme under investigation simulates a control scheme where myoelectric signals in the wrist flexor and extensor muscles are converted in to x and y coordinates on a control scheme chart. Static load-deformation analysis of finger segments is studied based on a 3-dimensional model without taking the stiffener into account, and the experiment validates the simulation.

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