A prospective study of carpal tunnel syndrome: workplace and individual risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To quantify the risk for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) from workplace physical factors, particularly hand activity level and forceful exertion, while taking into account individual factors including age, gender, body mass index (BMI), and pre-existing medical conditions.

Methods

Three healthcare and manufacturing workplaces were selected for inclusion on the basis of range of exposure to hand activity level and forceful exertion represented by their jobs. Each study participant's job tasks were observed and evaluated onsite and videotaped for further analysis, including frequency and duration of exertion and postural deviation. Individual health assessment entailed electrodiagnostic testing of median and ulnar nerves, physical examination and questionnaires at base

SUBMITTER: Burt S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4552318 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature