Re: No more carpal tunnel for typists

Subject: Re: No more carpal tunnel for typists
From: Beth Westbrook <dew -at- austin -dot- rr -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:52:22 -0500


On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:13:58 -0400, "Dick Margulis "
<margulis -at- mail -dot- fiam -dot- net> wrote:

>A study (no, I did not write down who did it or where) concluded that some people are susceptible to various maladies of the wrists, hands, and fingers brought on by prolonged keyboard use, but that these were conditions _other than_ carpal tunnel syndrome, which is more associated with heavier work, such as boning meat.

I actually got CTS before I became a technical writer. In fact,
technical communication was the field I went into to reduce the stress
on my wrists (after working in a chicken plant, though cleanup with
high pressure hoses not deboning).

>For those of you with wrist pain, you might want to consult your physician about a differential diagnosis before you submit to carpal tunnel surgery or other radical measures that may be inappropriate for your particular condition.

Based upon conversations with several people who have had that
surgery, I would highly recommend seeking other options anyway.
Nobody I ever talked to who had had that surgery did not regret it. I
know that's anecdotal evidence, but it was unanimous.

BTW, taking lots of B6 has been shown to help prevent/treat CTS, see
<http://users.ev1.net/~westbrook/carpal/binary/carpal.zip> for more
information.



-Beth Westbrook

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