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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: People
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Plus it avoids "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome", a problem that affects almost 2.8 million people and accounts for nearly half of all work-related illnesses. Friend notes that a class action lawsuit has been reported to be filed by 300,000 users of manual text PDA's where typing with thumbs on small keyboards has been linked to the condition.
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In the one reported double, placebo-controlled study of magnet therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome, 30 people with CTS received treatment with either a real or a fake static magnet. 7 Dramatic, long-lasting benefits were seen with the magnet treatment; ... identical, dramatic long-lasting benefits were seen with placebo treatment as well! This study underscores the need for a placebo group in studies—had there not been one in this trial, magnet therapy would have seemed to show itself quite effective for CTS. For more information on magnet therapy, see the full magnet therapy article.
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Vitamin B12 - a study looked at the effectiveness of vitamin B12 for people with carpal tunnel syndrome due to overuse of the nonparalyzed arm after stroke. For two years, 67 people in the study received 1500 mcg of vitamin B12 a day, and the remaining 68 did not. After two years, there was significant improvement in the group taking vitamin B12 compared to the untreated group.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is more common in women than in men, perhaps because the carpal tunnel generally has a smaller cross section in women than in men. The ratio of women to men who suffer from CTS is about three to one. CTS is most often diagnosed in people who are between 30 and 50 years old. It is more likely to occur in people whose professions require heavy lifting and repetitive movements of the hands such as manufacturing, packing, cleaning and finishing work on textiles.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common and often disabling condition most often associated with data entry and general computer use, but it can affect anyone who performs repetitive hand motions. CTS occurs in women more often than men and is a relatively common temporary complication of pregnancy (due to fluid retention). It ... occurs frequently among people with rheumatoid arthritis or diabetes .
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Many alternative therapies are offered to sufferers of carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive stress disorders. Few... have any proven benefit. People should carefully educate themselves about how alternative therapies may interact with other medications or impact other medical conditions, and should check with their doctor before trying any of them.
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