The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome causes are difficult to be determined as it is difficult to say that the primary cause of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is whether due to work conditions or due to underlying medical problems. Carpal tunnel syndrome can be found mostly in adult as most of the adult are working. CTS, then, is very likely to be associated with the work place whether or not it is actually caused by the work itself. Indeed, cases of work-related CTS are more. As for some studies, more than half of the Carpal Tunnal Syndrome cases are due to workplace factors and others which are few CTS cases are actually caused by the job conditions. In a study, obesity, diabetes, hypothyroidism, and arthritis occurred in the majority of people who are having work-associated Carpal Tunnal Syndrome. Such conditions are main causes of carpal tunnel disorder. In many cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome occur from a combination of factors, like predisposing medical condition exacerbated by work stress and psychological and social stressors. In many Carpal Tunnal Syndrome cases the cause of the disorder cannot be discovered.

I think, however, that an innovative approach is needed to deal with these issues.

I would offer that the only way to strike at the heart of the problem is to greatly reduce the number of keystokes required to produce any level of output. More bang for each keypress.

We all are familiar with abbreviations such as ‘tv’ for ‘television’, ‘ea’ for ‘each’, or ‘USA’ for ‘United States of America’. Suppose it were possible to utilize technology to take these (and far more) keyed in abbreviations and convert them to their corresponding expanded text. In the process you will have greatly reduced the number of keystrokes required to produce a far greater level of output. Then, regardless of your current typing speed or dexterity your productivity would be increased commensurately. (200 keypresses might output 450 letters of text for sake of argument) Not to mention the fact that the number of typing (spelling) errors made and requiring correction would be reduced in kind.

This type of software solution will facilitate both the reduction of the incidence and effect of typing related repetitive motion injuries and the return to a competitive level of productivity with far less effort for those already suffering the effects of Carpal Tunnel.

Some examples may help to clarify

Type .. Output …………….. Savings

tt …. that ………………. 50%
ts …. this ………………. 50%
nf …. information ………… 82%
ub …. unbelievable ……….. 83%
naoi .. in and of itself ……. 75%

Actually carpal tunnel is a small canal or tunnel runs from the forearm through the wrist. Bones form three walls of the tunnel, which are bridged by strong, broad ligament.The median nerve passes through this tunnel, which actually supplies feeling to the thumb, index, and ring fingers, the nine tendons that flex the fingers and also provides function for the thenar muscles, which are actually the muscles at the base of the thumb.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is also categorized as repetitive stress injuries, cumulative trauma disorder, overuse syndromes, chronic upper limb pain syndrome, or repetitive motion disorders which are all associated generally with repetitive and forceful use of the hands that damages the muscles and bones.

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