| When was the last time you danced the rumba? | | | | have caused your injury. |
| If you watched "Dancing with the Stars" on | | | | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| television lately, certainly you had a jaw-dropping | | | | When repetitive tasks are performed over a |
| experience at how most of the dancing pairs | | | | period of time using inadequate equipments that |
| bent, slid and tumbled as if there were no bones | | | | do not support the wrists and hands, these tend |
| in their bodies. And while they danced, there you | | | | to damage the tendons and compress the nerve |
| were in front of your PC, hammering your | | | | that runs through the tunnel that connects the |
| keyboard for hours without the slightest clue that | | | | hand to the forearm. This condition is called Carpal |
| repetitive tasks, rather than dance routines, can | | | | Tunnel Syndrome, which is often accompanied by |
| cause more havoc on your wrist and hands; in | | | | pain or numbness of the wrist or hand. If left |
| fact, these can disable you - for life! | | | | untreated, this could cause disability. |
| First Signs of Trouble | | | | At the onset of pain, those who may be |
| Have you experienced any of these symptoms? | | | | suffering from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome often |
| 1. Cramps or stabs of pain on your wrists or | | | | resort to pain relievers, muscle relaxants, |
| hands? | | | | massage therapy and other traditional pain |
| 2. Eyestrain? | | | | remedies. In some cases, when the situation |
| 3. Stabbing pain on the neck or shoulders? | | | | worsens, medical practitioners might recommend |
| These are just some of the typical symptoms of | | | | surgery. It isn't life or death situation, but |
| Repetitive Stress Injuries or RSI. These can easily | | | | hospitalization and rehabilitation expenses are |
| pass off as fatigue however these symptoms will | | | | enough reasons for anyone not to ignore the first |
| not simply disappear even with medication. Any | | | | signs of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. |
| form of relief will only be temporary. | | | | Ergonomic Keyboard on the Rescue |
| However, it is imperative that before you | | | | Thank those minds that have jumbled two Greek |
| categorize your condition as a case of RSI, you | | | | words "ergon" and "nomoi" to produce a third |
| should seek medical help first because there could | | | | word that is ergonomics as we know it today. |
| be underlying health problems that only a | | | | More and more people who perform repetitive |
| professional and duly-licensed health practitioner | | | | tasks are experiencing stress relief and even pain |
| can distinguish. If symptoms persist despite of | | | | relief through the use of ergonomic keyboard, |
| proper medical treatment, it would be wise to | | | | keypad, mouse, ergonomic desks, office chairs, |
| evaluate your lifestyle habits, as well as those | | | | lumbar support and other ergonomic accessories. |
| equipments you use for long hours, including your | | | | Find out why. |
| work environment. Collectively, these factors may | | | | |