Do exposure limits for hand-transmitted vibration prevent carpal tunnel syndrome?
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ACUPUNCTURE AND CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME About carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome comprises potentially disabling sensory and/or motor symptoms in the hand. Around 1 in 10 people develop carpal tunnel syndrome at some point, and it is particularly common in women (Hughes 2007), with one study in the UK indicating an incidence of 139.4 cases per 100,000 women per year and 67.2 cases per 100,000 men (Bland 2003). The condition carries considerable implic...
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سندرم کارپال تونل یکی از علل مهم کاهش توانایی انجام کارهای روزمره با دست می باشد. علت سندرم افزایش فشار در فضای تونل کارپ بوده که در خلف توسط برخی استخوانهای مچ دست ، و در قدام بوسیله لیگمان عرضی کارپال محدوده شده است . عصب مدین عنصر اصلی درگیر در این سندرم می باشد که پس از افزایش فشار در محدوده مچ دست بمرور زمان دچار آسیب می شود. متعاقب صدمه به عصب ، function دست بخصوص در زمان pinch و grasp مخ...
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AIMS The relation between Dupuytren's contracture and occupational exposure to hand-transmitted vibration (HTV) has frequently been debated. We explored associations in a representative national sample of workers with well-characterised exposure to HTV. METHODS We mailed a questionnaire to 21 201 subjects aged 16-64 years, selected at random from the age-sex registers of 34 general practices ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqw025