It S Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

This guide offers computer users who suffer from repetitive strain injury (RSI) an effective program for self-care. It explains the symptoms, prevention, and treatment of RSIs and also addresses the often-overlooked root causes of RSIs. This holistic program treats the entire upper body with ergonomics, exercise, and hands-on therapy, increasing the likelihood that surgery and drugs may be avoided.

Guided by symptom charts, you select the best exercises for restoring the range of motion to overworked hands, arm shoulders, fingers, wrists.

It can start in any number of ways: A legal secretary notices a strange buzzing in her palm. It soon spreads to a fiery ache across her entire upper body. Within a few months, she becomes totally disabled. Trapped in the medical and legal systems without any answers, she desperately attempts to regain her health and her livelihood. Fifteen percent of Americans suffer from pain associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, but only 5 percent ever receive that diagnosis. Medical science does not agree on what causes it or even if it exists. Technology has caused incidents to skyrocket, making nearly everyone susceptible—even teenagers and children. It is the number one occupational illness in the United States, and the most common cause of physical disability in the world, costing approximately $850 billion a year in this country alone. The Truth About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a compelling patient account of this controversial injury. Using layman’s terms, the book describes why it’s so difficult to treat, how the author learned to manage hers, and how the medical and legal systems work in conflict to those suffering such injuries. Offering hope to sufferers and their loved ones, this book captures the reality of carpal tunnel syndrome and suggests ways for dealing not just with the injury but with the systems in place to deal with the losses associated with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Covers all aspects of CTS: diagnosis - management - outcome assessment Abundantly illustrated

Every year workers' low-back, hand, and arm problems lead to time away from jobs and reduce the nation's economic productivity. The connection of these problems to workplace activities-from carrying boxes to lifting patients to pounding computer keyboards-is the subject of major disagreements among workers, employers, advocacy groups, and researchers. Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace examines the scientific basis for connecting musculoskeletal disorders with the workplace, considering people, job tasks, and work environments. A multidisciplinary panel draws conclusions about the likelihood of causal links and the effectiveness of various intervention strategies. The panel also offers recommendations for what actions can be considered on the basis of current information and for closing information gaps. This book presents the latest information on the prevalence, incidence, and costs of musculoskeletal disorders and identifies factors that influence injury reporting. It reviews the broad scope of evidence: epidemiological studies of physical and psychosocial variables, basic biology, biomechanics, and physical and behavioral responses to stress. Given the magnitude of the problem-approximately 1 million people miss some work each year-and the current trends in workplace practices, this volume will be a must for advocates for workplace health, policy makers, employers, employees, medical professionals, engineers, lawyers, and labor officials.

This book is a complete guide to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). The author put everything he knows about Carpal Tunnel symptoms and treatments into simple, understandable language so that you can easily learn all there is to know about this disease. Inside the book, you will learn things like... An Introduction to Carpal Tunnel: Learn all the basics about Carpal Tunnel. Carpal Tunnel Symptoms: How to check simple symptoms and find out yourself if you have Carpal Tunnel. Causes of Carpal Tunnel: Find out what the exact causes of CTS are. This will help you better understand this disease and choose the right treatment. Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel: Before starting any treatment, you have to make sure you suffer from CTS and not something else. Non-surgical Treatments: Find out the non-surgical treatments that are available to you. Alternative Carpal Tunnel Treatments: Learn about several alternative treatments that you may find useful. How to Avoid Carpal Tunnel: You may not have CTS, but it's good to know how to avoid it. Carpal Tunnel Exercises: Learn some great exercises that can dramatically reduce the effects of CTS. New Work Habits: Find out how to prevent CTS while you work. Treatment Effectiveness: How to make sure your actual treatment is really working so you can get CTS-free Finding a Doctor: Great tips that will help you find a good doctor and effectively treat CTS. Surgical Treatments: If you choose or have to go for Carpal Tunnel surgery, here you will find some great information to make sure this is the right thing to do and how to be psychologically prepared for it. Occupational Considerations: Is your job the principal cause of your Carpal Tunnel disease? If it's not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Learn how to move forward if it's not CTS. ...and much more. If you have Carpal Tunnel or want to learn more about it, but didn't know where to start, then I encourage you to learn from the author's experience and get started on the right footing. It contains everything you need to know to help you learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Fulfilling the need for an easy-to-use resource on managing musculoskeletal disorders and sports injuries, this book provides differential diagnostic workups with recommended gold standard evaluations that lead to a simple and accurate diagnosis, followed by first-line treatment options. Organized by five sections - head and neck, upper extremity, lower extremity, abdomen/pelvis with trunk and chest, and cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine - chapters present a concise summary and move on to a description of the most common symptoms, etiology, epidemiology and/or common causes if traumatic in nature. The best and most accepted diagnostic tests are illustrated, along with recommended evidence-based medicine and what may be done based on community standards of care. Treatment options will be listed in order of the most conservative to the most aggressive. This complete reference will provide primary care, physiatry, and ER physicians, residents, PA’s and students a simple and practical approach for clinical and academic use.

"Guided by over 50 pictures and drawings, readers will learn what causes carpal tunnel syndrome, how to effectively treat it, and techniques to prevent it." -- Publisher.