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Wellness

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME Avoidance and Treatment BY PETER HINTERMAN Since the 1930s, the general population of the United States has been plagued by Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) with over 8 million new cases documented each year. A common occupational hazard, it causes employers to pay over $7.4 billion in Worker’s Compensation and can create major up heaval in life with only 23% of people being able to return to their previous jobs. With the majority of Americans either heading back to the office or spending most of their time at their home-office computer, CTS remains a possibility for many. So, what is CTS? How can we avoid it? And, if afflicted, what are the treatment options?

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