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Writer's cramp

Writer's cramp, or mogigraphia, refers to a disorder of the hand, due to excessive fine motor activity, such as writing or playing the piano. It is referred to medically as "task-specific focal dystonia of the hand." more...

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Mogigraphia is thought to result from a problem of control involving the basal ganglia of the brain. As well as writers, musicians have also been affected, including Leon Fleischer whose performance career was limited for a time to performance of piano concertos for the left hand alone.

Focal dystonias can be treated with injections of Botox (Botulinum Toxin) in the affected muscle groups to paralyze the overactive muscles. Postural techniques such as the Alexander Method are also effective in some cases.

Also see

Carpal tunnel syndrome

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Advertisers Have Gripes, Abruzzese Has Answers
From Cable World, 3/21/05

By Shirley Brady

Bob Liodice, CEO of the Association of National Advertisers, must have experienced writer's cramp last month as he listed his beefs about TV advertising on his blog. Under the headline "Who's Killing Television?," Liodice writes, "For decades, television was the Great Brand Builder...but we're killing the damn thing." We asked Discovery Networks ad sales president Joe Abruzzese to address Liodice's (and, by extension, ANA members') complaints.

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