writer's cramp

noun

1. spasmodic, painful contractions of the muscles of the thumb, forefinger, and forearm during writing.

writer's cramp

noun

1. a muscular spasm or temporary paralysis of the muscles of the thumb and first two fingers caused by prolonged writing

Example Sentences

Housemaid’s knee, tennis elbow, writer’s cramp, potter’s wrist and other afflictions are much older than iPad neck, but they all have similar causes.

From The Guardian

Remove Cavity Sam’s funny bone, Charlie horse or writer’s cramp with a pair of electro-probe tweezers without lighting up his bright red nose.

From Los Angeles Times

There is the Indy 500 parade on Saturday and a morning autograph session where he is likely to develop writer's cramp.

From Reuters

If Girardi wielded such power in his current job, he would get writer’s cramp from compiling a list of all the matters that need redress: a faulty offense, a growing list of injuries and the puzzling decline of Luis Severino.

From New York Times

He had succumbed to what doctors call focal dystonia, golfers call the yips, and instrumentalists and scribblers, respectively, call musician’s cramp and writer’s cramp.

From Economist