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<blockquote data-quote="beentheredonethat" data-source="post: 131729" data-attributes="member: 4886"><p>First off, I hope you get better from your carpal tunnel injury. What you mentioned about possibly being damaged before coming to work is probably true, since most all accounts ever documented about carpal tunnel is repetitive stress over long periods of time that causes inflammation and swelling of the nerves (I believe) within the carpal tunnel. It was a relatively unknown thing until probably about 50 years or so ago. Secretaries came down with it from typing. It also happens often in warehouse situations. When people do the same thing over and over. Often times a person will more likely get it due to being prone to it, just like some people are more prone to get a sunburn. I'm not saying that just because you are more prone to it you can't avoid it. What I am saying is that everyone needs to listen to there bodies and do what's best for their bodies. For some they may get heartburn if they eat spicy food. Stop eating it. For some they are lactose intolerant (stop eating milk products). For people of fair skin, wear sunscreen and stay out of the sun as much as possible. For some there wrist hurt when doing repetitive injury. Try to reduce the wrist movement, wear wrist supports. Unfortunately for carpal tunnel, often times by the time a person really starts noticing the signs of carpal tunnel and takes it seriously the damage has pretty much been done and they have to seriously curtail what was making their wrist hurt. Which in your case is a job that has repetitive motion. If you were to ever take a job again with repetitive motion you need to be extra careful. Even if the next job is very different (for example sitting at a computer for long periods of time day in and day out. You could easily reaggravate your problem. You would be wise to follow your Dr's advice as to what to do, not to do and what supports to wear. Hope all goes well for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beentheredonethat, post: 131729, member: 4886"] First off, I hope you get better from your carpal tunnel injury. What you mentioned about possibly being damaged before coming to work is probably true, since most all accounts ever documented about carpal tunnel is repetitive stress over long periods of time that causes inflammation and swelling of the nerves (I believe) within the carpal tunnel. It was a relatively unknown thing until probably about 50 years or so ago. Secretaries came down with it from typing. It also happens often in warehouse situations. When people do the same thing over and over. Often times a person will more likely get it due to being prone to it, just like some people are more prone to get a sunburn. I'm not saying that just because you are more prone to it you can't avoid it. What I am saying is that everyone needs to listen to there bodies and do what's best for their bodies. For some they may get heartburn if they eat spicy food. Stop eating it. For some they are lactose intolerant (stop eating milk products). For people of fair skin, wear sunscreen and stay out of the sun as much as possible. For some there wrist hurt when doing repetitive injury. Try to reduce the wrist movement, wear wrist supports. Unfortunately for carpal tunnel, often times by the time a person really starts noticing the signs of carpal tunnel and takes it seriously the damage has pretty much been done and they have to seriously curtail what was making their wrist hurt. Which in your case is a job that has repetitive motion. If you were to ever take a job again with repetitive motion you need to be extra careful. Even if the next job is very different (for example sitting at a computer for long periods of time day in and day out. You could easily reaggravate your problem. You would be wise to follow your Dr's advice as to what to do, not to do and what supports to wear. Hope all goes well for you. [/QUOTE]
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