Carpal tunnel syndrome: a practical review. (includes patient information...

American Family Physician;  May 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......with more severe carpal tunnel syndrome may have...strength. Because carpal tunnel syndrome is bilateral...clinical signs of carpal tunnel syndrome are listed...patients with classic carpal tunnel syndrome. [TABULAR...patients with classic carpal tunnel ...

Things I Have Learned: Looking Beyond the Carpal Tunnel

Dynamic Chiropractic;  February 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ......syndrome: "How is your carpal tunnel?" "When did you have surgery for carpal tunnel?" or "I didn't know you had carpal tunnel." Even several...that conclusion. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS...a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. CTS is...irritation above ...

Some Kent State U. students cope with carpal tunnel

University Wire;  November 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ......intolerable." For Cahoon, the feeling of carpal tunnel is there all the time. He's been told...when he fights? That's the feeling of carpal tunnel. As students like Cahoon continue to...computers, doctors are seeing more cases of carpal tunnel than ever before. Carpal ...

CARPAL TUNNEL? CAN'T BLAME THE COMPUTER

The Boston Globe;  June 24, 2003 ;     679 words ......roaring up their arms. An epidemic of carpal tunnel syndrome was declared in the US workplace...never happened? What if those bouts of carpal tunnel - a potentially disabling nerve condition...link between routine computer use and carpal tunnel syndrome. The latest evidence arrives...

Shedding light on the carpal tunnel problem.

Business Insurance;  October 16, 2000 ;     700+ words ......an ``epidemic'' of reported cases of carpal tunnel syndrome in the workplace. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most well-known example...ligaments and joints. It is estimated that carpal tunnel syndrome accounts for approximately 40...

CHIROPRACTORS OFFER TREATMENT FOR CARPAL TUNNEL

Sun Publications (IL);  September 10, 1998 ;     386 words ......suffer with the wrist pain and numbness of carpal tunnel injuries," according to Dr. Patrick Morris...treatment has been effective in treating carpal tunnel." The first symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome is usually awakening with "pins...

Getting patients back to work after carpal tunnel surgery

The Journal of Perioperative Practice;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...KEYWORDS Carpal tunnel syndrome / Nurse-led service / Return to work This article describes the condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome and reviews a carpal tunnel service that was started in Leicester in 1999. We...

Carpal tunnel claims may soar, study says.

Business Insurance;  August 5, 1996 ;     700+ words ...BOCA RATON, Fla. - Carpal tunnel syndrome injuries are rapidly...residual markets in dozens of states. Carpal tunnel claims were filed 55.2% more often...126,404 claims, including 3,279 carpal tunnel ones, which were drawn from NCCI...

HOUSE CALL Tingling,' shocks' can be signs; of carpal tunnel syndrome

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ......helpful? A. The most likely diagnosis of your problem is carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist. The carpal tunnel is a passageway in the wrist. It is formed by the eight...

Passport to Wellness: Don't ignore the warning signs of carpal tunnel

Maryland Gazette;  December 26, 2007 ;     482 words ......pertains to you, then you are at risk for carpal tunnel syndrome. In fact, nearly everyone is. The carpal tunnel is a thin rigid passageway that is...median nerve and several tendons. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a medical condition that...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: How Prevalent?

Health Data Management;  August 1, 2003 ;     470 words ...Carpal tunnel syndrome, and the fear of the condition...occurs when a nerve running through the carpal tunnel joining the arm and hand becomes compressed...Medical Center, Fort Pierce, Fla., carpal tunnel syndrome is a very real and potentially...

Carpal not occupational, doctor says. (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dr. Arthur...

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  October 22, 1990 ;     700+ words ......N.J. - Contrary to common belief, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is largely unrelated to occupational...Public Risk Management Association. (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a hardening of the nerve...at's happening now is that anybody with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is claiming it's occupationally...

Coping with carpal tunnel syndrome: this common condition can be very...

Women's Health Advisor;  August 1, 2007 ;     696 words ...Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common...doctors can easily and effectively treat carpal tunnel syndrome, says Dr. Carlson, attending...However, Dr. Carlson says, in some cases carpal tunnel syndrome can be prevented. How it starts...

Carpal tunnel syndrome. (Information from Your Family Doctor).

American Family Physician;  July 15, 2003 ;     384 words ...What is carpal tunnel syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by pressure on the median nerve. This...picture below). The median nerve can become pinched at the carpal tunnel, which is a small canal, or space, near the base of the...

EXPERT ADVICE; Carpal tunnel syndrome solutions

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  May 12, 2004 ;     198 words ...Sufferers of carpal tunnel syndrome may experience pain, burning sensations...bones and ligaments in the wrist make up the carpal tunnel. When tendons or ligaments within the carpal tunnel become enlarged, they pinch the nerves that...