Etiological Factors for Developing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in People Who Work With Computers

Lewańska, Magdalena; Wagrowska-Koski, Ewa; Walusiak‐Skorupa, Jolanta

doi:10.13075/mp.5893/2013/0005

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“…All latencies were measured up to the onset of CMAP and the initial negative peak of SNAP. As regards NCS parameters, the normal values for age were based on a previous study of healthy subjects recruited from NIOM's staff and other volunteers [17]. The abnormal values were defined as more than 2 standard deviations of the normal mean values.…”

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The bilaterality of idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome among manual workers

Lewańska

2020

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Objectives: To evaluate: a) the prevalence of bilateral idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in manual workers; b) a correlation between the duration of unilateral and bilateral CTS symptoms; c) a correlation between the onset of CTS symptoms in the unilateral dominant/non-dominant hand and the time of developing bilateral CTS; and d) findings of the nerve conduction study (NCS) in symptomatic and asymptomatic hands of patients with unilateral CTS. Material and Methods: Clinical and neurophysiological examinations were conducted along with a detailed analysis of job exposure of 332 manual workers admitted to the Occupational Medicine Department, the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, with suspected occupational CTS. Eventually, 258 patients were excluded from the study: 34 with associated neuropathies and 206 with other conditions potentially associated with CTS. Cases with work-related CTS (18) were also excluded. Results: A total of 74 patients were diagnosed as idiopathic CTS. In idiopathic CTS, the right hand was affected in 15 (20.3%) patients, the left hand in 4 (5.4%) patients, and both hands in 55 (74.3%) patients. Symptoms duration was longer in the patients with bilateral CTS (4.01 years) than in those with a unilateral right (1.7 years, p = 0.002) or left hand condition (2.8 years, p = 0.313). Median nerve impairment at the wrist was revealed by NCS in 6 left and 2 right asymptomatic hands. Conclusions: The findings of the study indicate the need for "alerting" patients with unilateral CTS about the risk of the disease developing in the contralateral hand. Therefore, NCS should be routinely performed in the asymptomatic hands of patients with unilateral CTS, which is essential for the prevention of neuropathies, especially among manual workers performing repetitive manual tasks. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2020;33(2):151 -61

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The bilaterality of idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome among manual workers

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2020

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“…All latencies were measured to the onset of the compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and the initial negative peak of the sensory action potential (SNAP). Normal values of the NCS standard parameters for age were based on a previous local population study of healthy subjects consisting of some of the NIOM staff and volunteers (enlisted earlier for clinical practice and research studies [21]). Abnormal values were defined as > 2 standard deviations of normal mean values.…”

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Is ulnar nerve entrapment at wrist frequent among patients with carpal tunnel syndrome occupationally exposed to monotype wrist movements?

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Walusiak‐Skorupa

2016

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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The frequency of ulnar nerve entrapment at the wrist among patients with the CTS is lower than that already reported. The low prevalence of ulnar involvement (3.2%) for the CTS patients in our study may be related to the relatively small number of the CTS hands with the severe changes in the NCS and/or other personal factor including anatomical variation of the Guyon's canal borders and its contents. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(6):861-874.

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“…Swelling in this tunnel leads to pain, tingling, and numbness. Of all the conditions that could be linked to computers, this syndrome is the most noteworthy 6 .…”

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Life Style Related Health Hazards

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Malik²,

Sushila³

2013

Int. Res. J. Pharm.

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Our lifestyle is determined by our normal patterns of living. Life has become fast, ambitions and materialistic now-a-days. Routine day to day activities such as continuous use of Mobiles, long hours at computers/television and late night sleeping habits lead to chronic diseases. These diseases are avoidable and do not result from an acute infection, injury nor do they spread from one person to the other. Bad lifestyle deteriorates the quality of life. The main factors contributing to lifestyle diseases include bad food habits, sedentary lifestyle, wrong body posture, and disturbed biological clock. Younger generation has been found to be afflicted with lifestyle ailments such as Obesity, Depression, Chronic backache, Diabetes, Hypertension, Arthritis, Spondylitis, Atherosclerosis, Angina, Asthma, Hepatitis and Defective Hearing, and Poor Eyesight. However, these lifestyle diseases can be prevented by smart appropriate alterations in the routine lifestyle patterns.

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Etiological Factors for Developing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in People Who Work With Computers

Cited by 7 publications

References 31 publications

The bilaterality of idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome among manual workers

The bilaterality of idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome among manual workers

Is ulnar nerve entrapment at wrist frequent among patients with carpal tunnel syndrome occupationally exposed to monotype wrist movements?

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