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Harvard Study: Carpal Tunnel Not Caused by Computer Use

National News • December 15, 2005
A new report from Harvard Medical School refutes the common assumption that computer use causes carpal tunnel syndrome. Instead, says this report edited by Harvard-based hand experts, carpal ...

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Subject: RE: Somewhat misleading headline

Posted On: December 15, 2005, 1:31 pm CST
Posted By: compnurse
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Actually, the headline is correct. The diagnosis and treatments have been incorrect, according to this report. Surgeons make a lot of money performing carpal tunnel release surgeries when symptoms could have resolved with either correct ergonomics, or correct therapy. We see this on a daily basis and only those who truly have median nerve compression (severe) have positive results from the surgery. A lot of people are made worse. A lot of women have this condition (CTS) due to being overweight, hormones, smoking, ect... Sometimes things just happen to people, but it is human nature to try to blame someone or something instead of themselves.
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