Teen Gets Carpal Tunnel From Over-Texting

Baack · Mar 22, 2010

On their own, short text messages like those may seem harmless enough, but send 100 a day and you could land yourself at the doctor's office, facing the prospect of surgery.
Just ask Annie Levitz, a Chicago-area 16-year-old who's been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. The reason? Too much texting.
Levitz said it started with shooting pains and tingly, numb sensations in her hands. When the condition started to interfere with her ability to grasp everyday objects, she and her family realized it was time to figure out what was going on.
"Enough dishes were broken that my parents and I really started to notice and decided to see a doctor," said Levitz, who lives in Mundelein, Ill.

Nielsen Research: Average Teenager Sends 3,146 Text Messages Each Month

She said her parents took her to see Dr. Sofia Aksentijevich, a local rheumatologist, in September. When the doctor diagnosed her with carpal tunnel syndrome, Levitz said she couldn't believe it.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/teen-carpal-tunnel-texting/story?id=10146773

phroziac · Mar 23, 2010

some of this carpal tunnel crap is crap. Look how much i type on here. And facebook. And texting. I dont have it. When im typing on the computer i do over 100 words per minute. Either these people are SERIOUSLY holdign their wrists wrong or these doctors are trying to make some money off them.... I did get an RSI once but it was not carpal tunnel and i totally healed after i stopped wearing watches while using the computer.

I have a friend who claims she has carpal tunnel from typing classes in high school. I still call BS on her....

luvmyhubby · Mar 23, 2010

Carpal tunnel syndrome is often the result of a combination of factors that increase pressure on the median nerve and tendons in the carpal tunnel, rather than a problem with the nerve itself. Most likely the disorder is due to a congenital predisposition - the carpal tunnel is simply smaller in some people than in others

Women are three times more likely than men to develop carpal tunnel syndrome, perhaps because the carpal tunnel itself may be smaller in women than in men. The dominant hand is usually affected first and produces the most severe pain. Carpal tunnel syndrome usually occurs only in adults.
The risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome is not confined to people in a single industry or job, but is especially common in those performing assembly line work - manufacturing, sewing, finishing, cleaning, and meat, poultry, or fish packing. In fact, carpal tunnel syndrome is three times more common among assemblers than among data-entry personnel. A 2001 study by the Mayo Clinic found heavy computer use (up to 7 hours a day) did not increase a person's risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome
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http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/carpal_tunnel/detail_carpal_tunnel.htm#115123049

Been there done that, talk about PAIN, had the surgery and then ended up with a zplasty to the elbow a year later....all because of over use at work.

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