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Carpal tunnel from overuse of computer?

Is it possible to get carpal tunnel syndrome from being online/using the computer too much?


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Unless you do data entry for a living, there's little chance you will get this. Just remember that the human body did not evolve alongside computer keyboards, so the carpal tunnels are not going to be able to handle repeated use of this magnitude, because that is not the duty they were designed to perform. Did you know carrer meat cutters sometimes have to have their wrist bones surgically fused in order to continue doing their jobs?!


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its definately possible, you should do wrist excercises b4 nd aftr use if you feel like your getting it, or try supliaments...it works

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yes typing can cause

Carpal tunnel

Carpal tunnel syndrome results when pressure is put on the median nerve as it passes down the arm through the space formed by the wrist bones into the hand. The symptoms include weakness in the hand, pain, numbness, tingling, and aching that can radiate up into the arm and shoulder, and is particularly troublesome at night. The first sign of the development of carpal tunnel syndrome is typically a tingling sensation in the thumb and forefinger; a feeling that they have fallen asleep.

B Complex supplementation, 3 am 3 noon the natural treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, is simple, inexpensive, and usually very effective. Researchers have discovered that many people with carpal tunnel also suffer from a B vitamins deficiency  Vitamin B6 works to strengthen the sheath that surrounds the tendon and thus helps to relieve the pain.

If you work at repetitive tasks--at a computer keyboard, for example --you should stop at regular intervals while working to give your wrists a break. Making small gentle circles in the air with your hands will help restore circulation and ease pressure and can help prevent an attack of this syndrome.

  • You may want to use a simple splint--available at a pharmacy--to immobilize the hand and relieve pain until the other measures begin to take effect.
  • A heating pad or warm moist compress can help relieve pain.
  • If you work at repetitive tasks, stop occasionally and make slow

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