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Monday, January 7, 2013

Carpal Tunnel From Obesity? Really?



 

OUCH!  This is Carpal Tunnel... It hurts like Hades. I know, I began to experience it years back.  Thankfully I sought holistic help immediately and through massage and exercise it went away! VOILA!

I have been questioned, repeatedly, at work about my Carpal Tunnel. Let Me Make This Perfectly Clear:
I DO NOT HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME!  What I had was a sprain (which I worked out, once again, holistically) and now I have a Fraking Pinched Nerve (from people standing on it), which I am also working out in a holistic manner.

Anyway, I have been researching Carpal Tunnel and what I read on two different sites was: Carpal Tunnel is not usually caused by excess typing or mouse use.. but it can be caused by "Obesity"!  I'm like, "Dude? Really?"  So, like check out these quotes form these sites:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001469/
A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia.

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Median nerve dysfunction; Median nerve entrapment
Last reviewed: November 19, 2012.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition in which there is pressure on the median nerve -- the nerve in the wrist that supplies feeling and movement to parts of the hand. It can lead to numbness, tingling, weakness, or muscle damage in the hand and fingers.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

The median nerve provides feeling and movement to the "thumb side" of the hand (the palm, thumb, index finger, middle finger, and thumb side of the ring finger).
The area in your wrist where the nerve enters the hand is called the carpal tunnel. This tunnel is normally narrow, so any swelling can pinch the nerve and cause pain, numbness, tingling or weakness. This is called carpal tunnel syndrome.
Some people who develop this problem were born with a carpal tunnel that is small.
Many people believe that carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by making the same hand and wrist motion over and over. In fact, using hand tools that vibrate may lead to carpal tunnel.
Yet, there are no good studies that prove carpal tunnel is caused by typing on a computer, using a mouse, or repeating movements while working, playing an instrument, or playing sports.
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs most often in people 30 to 60 years old, and is more common in women than men.
Other factors that may lead to carpal tunnel syndrome include:
  • Alcohol abuse
  • Bone fractures and arthritis of the wrist
  • Cyst or tumor that grows in the wrist
  • Infections
  • Obesity
  • If your body keeps extra fluids during pregnancy or menopause
  • Rheumatoid arthritis


     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome

    Carpal tunnel syndrome

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    Carpal tunnel syndrome
    Classification and external resources
    Transverse section at the wrist. The median nerve is colored yellow. The carpal tunnel consists of the bones and flexor retinaculum.
    ICD-10 G56.0
    ICD-9 354.0
    OMIM 115430
    DiseasesDB 2156
    MedlinePlus 000433
    eMedicine orthoped/455 pmr/21 emerg/83 radio/135
    MeSH D002349
    Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is an entrapment  
    median neuropathy, causing paresthesia, pain, numbness, and other symptoms in the distribution 
    of the median nerve due to its compression at the 
    wrist in the carpal tunnel. The pathophysiology 
    is not completely understood but can be considered compression of the median nerve traveling 
    through the carpal tunnel.[1] It appears to be 
    caused by a combination of genetic and 
    environmental factors.[2] Some of the 
    predisposing factors include: diabetes,  
    obesity, pregnancy, hypothyroidism, and heavy 
    manual work or work with vibrating tools but 
    not lighter work even if repetitive.[2]
    The main symptom of CTS is intermittent  
    numbness of the thumb, index, long and radial 
    half of the ring finger.[3] The numbness often 
    occurs at night, with the hypothesis that the 
    wrists are held flexed during sleep. Recent 
    literature suggests that sleep positioning, such as sleeping on one's side, might be an associated 
    factor.[4] It can be relieved by wearing a wrist splint that prevents flexion.[5] Long-standing CTS 
    leads to permanent nerve damage with constant numbness, atrophy of some of the muscles of
     the thenar eminence, and weakness of palmar abduction.[6]
    Pain in carpal tunnel syndrome is primarily 
    numbness that is so intense that it wakes one
     from sleep. Pain in electrophysiologically 
    verified CTS is associated with misinterpretation
     of nociception and depression.[7]
    Conservative treatments include use of night 
    splints and corticosteroid injection. The only scientifically established disease modifying 
    treatment is surgery to cut the transverse carpal ligament.[8]

    OBESITY!   Not Typing or repetitive movements? Wow, like who ever would have thought?  So get off my azz and take a good look around.....   I type every-single-day, ALL Day; Labels, documents, e-mails, book reviews, for 32+ years... I Still Do Not Have Carpal Tunnel....

    Carpal Tunnel? One needs an EMG Test. If there was a previous EMG and there was no major surgery and one has not been removed from the job, and has lived to tell about it... One Does NOT Have Carpal Tunnel!  

    If one works in a library/office setting and has Carpal Tunnel one would not be able to: type any manner of documentation on every-single overheard or included in conversation what-so-ever, emails, or memos all day long.....  One would not be limited to lifting over 10 lbs. One would not be able to stay on the job, because the pain would be so great that working would be impossible... The Worker's Compensation Doctor would remand one to stay at home.

    Let's be real, Carpal Tunnel is a Crippler....It requires an EMG and Major Surgery....   Is it worth the painful medical procedures and time off to make the claim?  If one refuses the EMG & surgery required to eliminate the symptom, how does one continue to type; documents, memos, e-mails for over 5 hours a day, as well as spend hours cutting out detailed graphics, art pieces, & paper-cut-outs for displays?  Wouldn't the pain of Carpal Tunnel make it impossible to do that type of fine finger movement & repetitive work?

    I guess, Inquiring Minds Want to Know.......







     



3 comments:

  1. Just wanted to say awesome article! I feel like today’s youth don’t value their health as much as they should when it comes to the field of ergonomics. In my personal experience I have found that many students that I know will literally sit all day in class and then go home and sit again in front of the TV playing video games till they go to sleep while consuming a diet of sugar, caffeine, and alcohol. It is my belief that many of these students will eventually begin to suffer these degenerative effects at a much younger age than their parents but will hopefully begin to diet and exercise before this happens. I have also dealt with carpal tunnel myself and have found the only real help is this brace that I bought on Braceability
    Thanks again for the great article!

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