Work Injury

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – The what, the why, the how.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is one of the leading reasons why employees leave their careers even when they’re doing really good. Usually, the people who use their wrists repeatedly and extensively are the ones affected by this. Have you had times when your fingers and wrists were numb or tingling? Or a sharp stabbing pain shooting from your wrist right up your arm? If you have, then that’s what I’m talking about.

The swelling of over-fatigued and over-used nerves from certain fingers down to the carpal tunnel is what happens when you keep on using your hand and forget to give it ample time to rest. The swelling will cause these nerves to be compressed and will in turn cause pain to your fingers, arm and wrist. It is a sickness you wouldn’t know you have until it’s too late and you’ve already stretched yourself to the limit.

Prevention is the cure for carpal tunnel syndrome

While it is always inevitable to over-work yourself, it is also good to remind ourselves to take some time off once in a while. Prevention is the best cure for this kind of sickness because even if you’ve taken all the medicines the doctor requires you to take, your fingers’ (arm, wrist) strength won’t be the way it was before. It’s a work-related injury that could take away your career. So take a rest and get that coffee break. Unless you want to have carpal tunnel syndrome of course.