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The Truth about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Finding Answers, Getting Well
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2014
Summary
It can start in any number of ways: A legal secretary notices a strange buzzing in her palm. It soon spreads to a fiery ache across her entire upper body. Within a few months, she becomes totally disabled. Trapped in the medical and legal systems without any answers, she desperately attempts to regain her health and her livelihood.
Fifteen percent of Americans suffer from pain associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, but only 5 percent ever receive that diagnosis. Medical science does not agree on what causes it or even if it exists. Technology has caused incidents to skyrocket, making nearly everyone susceptible—even teenagers and children. It is the number one occupational illness in the United States, and the most common cause of physical disability in the world, costing approximately $850 billion a year in this country alone.
The Truth About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a compelling patient account of this controversial injury. Using layman’s terms, the book describes why it’s so difficult to treat, how the author learned to manage hers, and how the medical and legal systems work in conflict to those suffering such injuries. Offering hope to sufferers and their loved ones, this book captures the reality of carpal tunnel syndrome and suggests ways for dealing not just with the injury but with the systems in place to deal with the losses associated with carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Copyright year
2014
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-2579-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-2580-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
151
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Introduction No access
1 I Woke Up One Morning to Find My Life Had Fallen Apart No access Pages 1 - 8
2 Why It’s Important to Educate Yourself about RSIs No access
3 How Can You Become Disabled Just by Sitting at a Computer? No access
4 When You Don’t Get Proper Treatment, Your RSI Gets Worse No access
5 Ergonomics Alone Cannot Prevent RSIs No access
6 Why the Health-Care Community Disputes the Existence of RSIs No access
7 How the Workers’ Compensation System Worsens RSIs No access
8 The Political Battle over RSIs No access
9 Teens and Texting No access
10 Employers and RSIs No access
11 Why RSIs Cost You, Even if You Don’t Have One No access
