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The
Ergonomic Products Available on Ergo-Medics
Can Help Prevent and Rehabilitate the
Symptoms Associated with the Following
Injuries and Disorders.
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- Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome (CTS): Compression
of the median nerve by swollen tendons
in the wrist.
- Tenosynovitis:
Pain and swelling of the tendon and
its sheath, especially in the hand or
wrist.
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Tendonitis: Pain and swelling
of the tendons.
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Epicondylitis: Pain and
tenderness at the two bony points on
either side of the elbow (tennis elbow
or golfer's elbow).
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Trigger-Finger: Locking
of any one of the fingers in the flexed
downward position into the palm of the
hand - usually caused by an adhesion(s)
that has formed on the tendon. As the
finger is flexed downward, the tendon
slides through the pulleys and the tendon
sheath, and becomes locked into the
palm of the hand due to the inability
of the adhesion to "fit" back
through the tendon sheath and/or pulleys
when the finger is extended.
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The
Basic Warning Signs of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
(CTS) and Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI's)
Are:
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- Numbness
and tingling of the thumb and first
three fingers. (CTS)
- A
clumsy feeling in your hand. (CTS, RSI)
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Weakness in your hand. (CTS, RSI)
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Pain traveling from your hand/ wrist
up into your elbow, shoulder, neck and
upper back. (CTS, RSI)
Pain is worse at night. (CTS)
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Numbness
and tingling in the ring and little finger.
(RSI)
- Numbness of the entire hand, especially
when the hands are elevated. (RSI )
- General ache, or stabbing/shooting
pain in the backs of the hands (RSI)
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National
Statistics Reveal the Devastating Effects
of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), and other
forms of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI).
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1999 - STATISTICAL INFORMATION PROVIDED
BY:
NAOS
- National Academy of Sciences
BLS - Bureau of Labor Statistics
NIOSH - National Institute
of Occupational Safety and Health |
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The National Academy of Sciences
estimates that musculoskeletal
disorders -- things like carpal-tunnel
syndrome, tendonitis, and lower
back pain -- cost the nation $45
billion to $54 billion in compensation,
lost wages, and lower productivity
each year. (National Academy of
Sciences)
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Men accounted for two out of three
injuries, and workers age 25 to
44 had 55 percent of the injuries.
(National Academy of Sciences)
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About 1.7 million injuries and
illnesses at private businesses
required time off from work in
1999. (National Academy of Sciences)
- Of
the injuries reported in 1999,
repetitive motion, sprains or
strains caused 582,300. . (National
Academy of Sciences)
- There
were 1.7 million injuries and
illnesses serious enough to result
in missed work in 1999, a 1.6%
drop from 1998. (Bureau of Labor
Statistics)
- The
1999 decline was far more modest
than average annual drops of 4%
for the six years since 1993 during
which these injuries and illnesses
fell by a total of 24.4%. (Bureau
of Labor Statistics)
- Truck
drivers accounted for more serious
illnesses and injuries than any
other occupation with 141,100
in 1999, followed by non-construction
laborers with 89,100 and nursing
aides and orderlies with 75,700.
- About
one in five MSDs occurred in those
occupations (Truck drivers, non-construction
laborers, nursing aids and orderlies.
Sprains, strains and tears were
by far the most common lost-worktime
injuries, accounting for 43.4%
of the total in 1999. (Bureau
of Labor Statistics)
- The
number of MSDs closely paralleled
the overall trend of injuries
and illness, declining 1.7% in
1999, also more modestly than
the roughly 4% annual average
in the previous six years in which
they fell 23.7%. (Bureau of Labor
Statistics)
- Of
the MSD causes, those caused by
repetitive motion--grasping tools,
scanning groceries or typing on
computer keyboards--resulted in
the longest absences from work,
a median of 17 days. (Bureau of
Labor Statistics)
- The
most disabling injury in terms
of lost work time was carpal tunnel
syndrome, where the median absence
was 27 days. (Bureau of Labor
Statistics)
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