What exactly is repetitive strain injury?
...s of RSI include specific disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome (a twisting of the median nerve at the wrist causing pain in the wrist and hand), tendonitis of the wrist and hand, and various upper limb problems. RSI arises frequently in adults of working age, with many people reporting strains of the ...Red flag for repetitive stress injuries identified for first time in humans
...evention of debilitating conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis. The new study from Temp... from repetitive-stress injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, and other wrist and shoulder injuries, and nine healthy subjects. After a phys...Patients' requests for antidepressants can influence physician evaluation of depression
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...he tissue that lines the tendons within the carpal tunnel may cause carpal tunnel syndrome, a debilitating condition of the wrist and hand. If validated by further research, Mayo's s...New device may improve vision and mobility for people with tunnel vision
...ses to improve the visual abilities of people with tunnel vision. In the first study to evaluate this small...bout one in 200 Americans over age 55 suffers from tunnel vision, as a result of diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and glaucoma. RP can begin to aff...JRRD tipsheet: Focus on stroke, Parkinson's treatment, wheelchair durability
...est used to diagnose nerve problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Current techniques use a single recording site over a superficial muscle. This approach does not take into account the electrical contributions from the other muscles innervated by the nerve being stimulated. This study recorded 15 sites ov...How Internet addiction is affecting lives
... symptoms include "cyber shakes," dry eyes, carpal tunnel syndrome and headaches. "A focus on the computer and lack of attention to daily reality is indicative of poor judgment and results on lowered grades in school, job loss, and indebtedness." Recognizing this as an addiction will allow for appropriate ...Penn researchers awarded $3.2 million for Musculoskeletal Disorders Center
...Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders. "Carpal tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff injuries, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and low back pain are just a few of the injuries and disorders that affect a large portion of the population. Musculoskeletal disorders dictate whether, and for how long a person can cont...Prescription flip-side: Guidelines for medication withdrawal
... way physicians practice, but it seems to have had tunnel vision when it comes to withdrawing drugs," Holmes said. "The discontinuation of medications is a neglected science. It's not an area that the pharmaceutical companies are looking to fund."...... and eventual degenerative problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tennis elbow or other serious neural and musculoskeletal injuries. The Temple researchers hope the findings could one day lead to early intervention techniques that would prevent permanent damage. They discovered that nerve inj...Combination scanner may increase accuracy in detecting spread, recurrence of head, neck cancer
...and is moved through the machine's doughnut-shaped tunnel twice, first to obtain the PET data and again for the CT. Cancer cells require a great deal of sugar, or glucose, to have enough energy to grow. PET scanning uses a radioactive molecule similar to glucose called fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), which accum...Accessible technology and rehab medicine help Americans with disabilities in today's work force
...due to chronic ailments (e.g., vision loss, carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis) or serious injury, using a computer can be challenging for many people. "We are committed to helping patients overcome their disabilities and have found that rehab therapy plays an essential role in enabling many of our patient...Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and Microsoft to present innovations for healthy workforce
...due to chronic ailments (e.g., vision loss, carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis) or serious injury,* using a computer can be a challenge for many people. Inability to operate computer technology can put workers of any age at a disadvantage that may lead to unemployment or lack of career advancement. It does...