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Why is my hand seizing up?

Q I started an online course which involves lots of writing, but whenever I try, my hand seizes up. Why?

Alex, Aldershot

A It could be writer’s cramp, triggered by your sudden increase in handwriting. Doctors used to think this was a psychological condition, but now we think it’s a form of dystonia – unwanted

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