Alan Kogosowski
shares the secrets of an experienced concert pianist in dealing with the problems of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Tendinitis caused by the use of computer keyboard and mouse.
Repetitive Strain
Injury, as it is officially known, has many names, but basically it is
the pain and possible partial paralysis of the hand and wrist that is
affecting thousands and thousands of computer users at home and in the
workplace.
The New York Times
claimed several years ago that the average person faces a one-in-ten
chance of developing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. This figure has now greatly
increased due to the exponential growth of computer use, and especially
among those who work continuously with at a computer keyboard.
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Carpal Tunnel
The Carpal Tunnel is the area under a ligament (a tough, elastic band of tissue that connects bones and organs in place) in front of the wrist. The median nerve, which passes through the carpal tunnel, supplies the thumb side of the hand. Repetitive movements of the hand and wrist can cause inflammation of structures (such as tendons and their coverings) that surround the median nerve. The inflammation may compress this nerve, producing numbness, tingling, and pain in the first three fingers and the thumb side of the hand - a condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome.
