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What might contribute to hand problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome?
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Which explains why Comey was just rushed to the hospital for carpal tunnel syndrome.
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The case began in 2007, when a Broward County woman, Susan Kalitan, underwent surgery at what is now Broward Health Medical Center to fix carpal tunnel syndrome in her wrist.
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Unlike the large processing houses, where workers’ repetitive motions often lead to carpal tunnel syndrome and other injuries, Dealaman’s workers move around, trading positions and tasks, one minute gutting, the next sweeping, the next scalding.
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He was given an office job but said carpal tunnel injuries prevented him from typing on his laptop.
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He was treated for lacerations to his right elbow and a carpal bone fracture in his left wrist.
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Scientists randomized 80 people with mild or moderate carpal tunnel syndrome — pain caused by nerve compression at the wrist — to one of three groups.
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Origin and Etymology of carpal
New Latin carpalis, from carpus
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carpal
noun
car·pal
Definition of carpal
: a carpal element or bone
First Known Use of carpal
1855
Medical Dictionary
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