- pianist's cramp
- pi·a·nist's cramp pē-'an-əsts-, 'pē-ə-nəsts- n painful spasm of the muscles of the forearm caused by excessive piano playing
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pianist's cramp
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Pianist’s cramp — A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs when playing the piano (or another keyboard instrument such as the harpsichord). Similar focal dystonias have also been called writer’s cramp,… … Medical dictionary
pianist's cramp — noun : painful spasm of the muscles of the forearm caused by excessive piano playing … Useful english dictionary
Cramp, writer’s — A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist’s cramp, pianist’s cramp, musician’s cramp, and golfer’s cramp … Medical dictionary
cramp — 1. A painful muscle spasm caused by prolonged tetanic contraction. 2. A localized muscle spasm related to occupational use, qualified according to the occupation of the sufferer; e.g., seamstress s c., writer s c.. [M.E. crampe, fr. O.Fr., fr.… … Medical dictionary
Wordprocessor’s cramp — A form of focal dystonia caused by wordprocessing that affects the muscles of the hand and, sometimes, the forearm. The term dystonia refers to a state of abnormal (too much or too little) muscle tone. There are many forms of dystonia. Dystonia… … Medical dictionary
Golfer’s cramp — A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs when playing golf. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist’s cramp, pianist’s cramp, musician’s cramp, and writer’s cramp.… … Medical dictionary
Typist’s cramp — A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called writer’s cramp, pianist’s cramp, musician’s cramp, and golfer’s cramp … Medical dictionary
Writer’s cramp — A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist’s cramp, pianist’s cramp, musician’s cramp, and golfer’s cramp … Medical dictionary
Dystonia, writer’s cramp — A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist’s cramp, pianist’s cramp … Medical dictionary
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