Sensitive training through body awareness to improve the writing of patients with writer's cramp

• Main Authors: Flavia Quadros Boisson Waissman (Author), Marco Orsini (Author), Osvaldo J.M. Nascimento (Author), Marco Antônio A. Leite (Author), João Santos Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this article is to evaluate if body awareness is important to improve the writing ability before using the splints. Twelve patients with writer's cramp were evaluated by a specialist in movement disorders. The Burke-Fahn-Marsden Scale (BFM), the Jedynak Protocol and the Analog Pain S...