Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome At Work
By kathy77
@kathy77 (7486)
Australia
February 14, 2007 4:36pm CST
Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome At Work Carpal tunnel syndrome is an overuse injury that often occurs while
doing repetitive work. There are some things you can do to help prevent this condition from occurring. If you have a job where you perform the same actions repetitively, be sure to take frequent breaks and try to rotate through different tasks as often as possible. The use of a simple over-the-counter wrist splint may also be helpful.
They can be found in most chemists/drug stores as they are called in America If you have any symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, see your physician for further evaluation and
to discuss treatment options.
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@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
15 Feb 07
A good friend of mine had carpal tunnel syndrome. They ended up doing surgery and she was worse afterwards than she was before. I have tendonitis which is similar and something else I found helpful was light weight training - you'd be amazed what lifting a can of soup for ten minutes can do to build your hand and arm muscles.
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@weemam (13372)
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15 Feb 07
I have this kathy as I think you know , It was with wear and tear , I used to knit all the time , I knitted for my sons and my grandchildren and the needles were always on the go , I can only type with the two fingers too as it makes it worse , I have to have we rests in between , I am so pleased with the spell check lol because I often hit the wrong keys , xxx
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