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Can a injury of hyperextention or car accident cause carpal tunnel?
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Yes it is possible, if the wrist is hyperextended ie bent backwards this can stretch the ligaments, tendons and median nerve in the wrist or carpal tunnel, which can later cause pain, numbness and tingling.
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DOL OWCP denied my claim after the doctor diagnosised it as carpal tunnel syndrome DOL stated that the injury could not have caused carpal tunnel syndrome is there any recourse?
You have not given enough information. Carpal tunnel is an occupational disease. I think that is what it is called. It is caused from repetitive motion. It is not caused from one specific injury. If you had a specific injury it could not have caused the carpel tunnel. However, you may still have an OWCP claim for the carpel tunnel if you return to your doctor and ask them what caused the carpel tunnel . If there is a repetitive component to your job,i.e keying mail? Keyboard? this may be the cause of carpel tunnel, then it is indeed a claim for OWCP. You did not say what the injury was or what the results were but the carpel tunnel was just something the doctor happened to find when he examined you after the accident . You have had it all along , not just because of the accident.
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yes it is a repetitive motion injury that can reoccur
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What is Carpal Tunnel Of Love by FOB about?
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What would cause pain between thumb and index finger?
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How do you say carpal tunnel in French?
Carpal tunnel is 'le tunnel carpien' in French.
Who gets Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a repetitive stress kind of injury, so anyone who makes the same kind of motion a lot would be vulnerable. Typing on keyboards is a typical cause.
Are computer programmers at risk of injury and illness in the workplace?
Computer programmers can get carpal tunnel syndrome if they are not careful.
What is an example of work-related injury that often occurs among computer users?
carpal tunnel syndrome
Can trauma cause carpal tunnel syndrome?
Yes it can. Sometimes this is referred to as traumatic carpal tunnel syndrome. Usually it is from a fall or car accident where the wrist is severly injured or the wrist is broken which can put pressure on the median nerve.
What injuries are caused by typing improperly?
Repetitive Strain Injury or R.S.I. as it is often abbreviated
Name two structures that make up the carpal tunnel?
The carpal bones (wrist bones) make up the "floor" of the carpal tunnel and the transverse carpal tunnel ligament make up the top part of the tunnel.
