Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Repetitve Strain Injury

Repetitive Strain Injury
Repetitive Strain Injury is any group of painful medical disorders caused by peforming a similar activity over and over again. Such injuries, often called RSI's, are responsible for more than half of all workplace illness.
Anyone who regularly performs a repetitive task is at risk of develping RSI. Computer users, meat cutters, and assembly-line workers often develop such problems. Dentists, casheirs, and musicains also frequently complain of symptoms.
Medical treatment may be necessary in some cases. Medicine may be precribed. But, in some cases, surgury may be necessary if other treatments fail.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a very common disorder that causes pain with the use of the hand. It is caused by the pressure in the median nerve as the nerve passes through a canal formed by the bones and ligaments in the wrist. And that canal is known as the carpal tunnel.
Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome include pain and numbnessin the thumb and index, middle and ring fingers. Some suffers experience experience weakness of certain hand muscles and may drop some objects.
Doctors treat carpal tunnel syndrome by attempting to improvethe underlying condition. In some cases doctors can prescribe certain medications, but sometimes surgury will be needed.

Friday, October 16, 2009

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