Investigation of Occupational Wrist Injuries in Women

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• Personal Author:
  Armstrong T
• Description:
  Occupationally caused carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in women was investigated through three studies: test battery development for workplace surveillance of CTS; effects of work pace, wrist splints, light duty work, and time off on CTS; and an anatomic study of the pathomechanics of CTS. The test battery included measures of median and ulnar nerve performance in the hand and wrist. Age was determined to be the most consistent and significant factor of normal subject performance. The test battery was then used to study the effectiveness of common interventions for CTS. Workers from two automobile upholstery factories were used to evaluate the effectiveness of specific changes in work pace and work with and without wrist splints. Results of the pace study tend to support the use of pacing as a control measure for occupational CTS. The use of wrist splints actually served to aggravate CTS. In a longitudinal study, seven of eight subjects demonstrated some improvements in performance corresponding to time off or light duty work; two subjects who worked overtime demonstrated a worsening of performance; and all subjects given splints showed immediate worsening of symptoms. The anatomical study revealed marked mononuclear infiltration in vascular walls of vessels within the carpal tunnel which in similar to a pathological condition found in rheumatoid arthritis. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Cumulative Trauma Disorders Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Arm-injuries Cumulative-trauma-disorders Hand-injuries Musculoskeletal-system-disorders NIOSH-Grant
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00181016
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-247630
• Citation:
  Terminal Progress Report, 1981 May; :1-15
• Contact Point Address:
  Industrial & Operations Engr University of Michigan 2260 G G Brown Laboratory Ann Arbor, Mich 48109
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19760929
• Source Full Name:
  Terminal Progress Report
• End Date:
  19830731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a55dd00d49d414f0622387a181fb53b1ae1ac71c8eaf1f0d10b9501e9fb7c7cce2ce7a905fc3f78aeaf0fd1ced6b7d1655a42f091081d37f4785c5c1ae92321e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217733/cdc_217733_DS1.pdf
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