Essays on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Soft tissue injuries of the handCarpal tunnel Syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome is an arm disorder that causes tingling, numbness and other indications. Carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with a pinched nerve in the wrist. Factors that can contribute to the carpal tunnel syndrome are; patterns of hand use, anatomy of one's wrist or certain health risk factors. Bound by tendons and bones, carpal tunnel is a thin pathway that is situated on the palm flank of the wrist. That passageway protects the main nerve from the hand and tendons that bend the limbs. The compression of the nerve is what produces ...

Jane is a thirty seven year old woman working as a Nurse. Jane has been working in a fast paced technical department of a hospital for over 15 years in a role that requires a very high degree of repetitive hand finger manipulation, and fine manual dexterity. Her roles include application of digital pressure to prevent blood hemorrhage, and complex canulation procedures (RBI, para 5). Jane has no underlying medical conditions. A general practitioner has already diagnosed Jane with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and the line manager has referred Jane to the occupational safety department to modify her work procedures as a treatment option (RBI, para ...

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Over the last 9 years, research analysts from different universities around the world have been carrying out studies aimed at finding out the specific effects of video games on both the children and adults. From these research studies, it emerged that video games may have positive and negative effects depending on the situation at hand and the type of game that is being played. One major problem that has been pointed out by different research analysts is the fact that video games may cause addiction in the brain leading to confusion between reality and fiction. They say that this ...