Job tasks that require a combination of repetitive, forceful and awkward or stressed motions of your hands and wrists can put you at risk for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Examples of these include using power tools — such as chippers, grinders, chain saws or jackhammers — and heavy assembly line work, such as occurs in a meatpacking plant.
Although repetitive computer use is commonly assumed to cause carpal tunnel syndrome, the scientific evidence for this association is weak.
Other risk factors include:
- Sex. Women are three times as likely as men are to develop carpal tunnel syndrome.
-
- Certain health conditions, such as:
- some thyroid problems
- diabetes
- obesity and rheumatoid arthritis
- Women who are pregnant, taking oral contraceptives or going through menopause, due to hormonal changes
- Fluid retention may be a cause of carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy
- People who smoke cigarettes may experience worse symptoms and slower recovery from carpal tunnel syndrome than nonsmokers do
- Certain health conditions, such as:
del.icio.us
Digg this
