Bob, Pressure on the carpal area can be a risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome. So it is possible that wrist gaskets could be a contributing cause or aggrivate CTS. As with most injuries it is next to impossible to give a definitive answer about the contribution of risk factors without observing other activities and paddling style, etc. When I do ergonomic risk assessments at work we have a team that includes a physician, a nurse and an industrial hygienist(me) doing the assessment. Dana > -----Original Message----- > > Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:18:21 -0900 > From: "Rev. Bob Carter" <revkayak_at_ptialaska.net> > Subject: [Paddlewise] wrist gaskests > > Someone I talked to a while back said that the wrist gaskets > on drysuits could > cause or aggrivate carpal tunnel syndrome. I was wondering > if this is fact or > fiction? > > > Bob, > > > Sitka > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Aren't most carpal tunnel problems in the wrist joint area? The position of the wrist gaskets is further up the arm. Are there cases where tight watch bands cause CTS? If so, this could indicate there is a risk factor. Mike "Dickson, Dana A." wrote: > Bob, > > Pressure on the carpal area can be a risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome. > So it is possible that wrist gaskets could be a contributing cause or > aggrivate CTS. As with most injuries it is next to impossible to give a > definitive answer about the contribution of risk factors without observing > other activities and paddling style, etc. When I do ergonomic risk > assessments at work we have a team that includes a physician, a nurse and an > industrial hygienist(me) doing the assessment. > > Dana > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:18:21 -0900 > > From: "Rev. Bob Carter" <revkayak_at_ptialaska.net> > > Subject: [Paddlewise] wrist gaskests > > > > Someone I talked to a while back said that the wrist gaskets > > on drysuits could > > cause or aggrivate carpal tunnel syndrome. I was wondering > > if this is fact or > > fiction? > > > > > > Bob, > > > > > > Sitka > > > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
My wrist gaskets are at my wrists. Are your sleeves long enough? Joan On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 21:12:01 -0500 Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_home.com> writes: > Aren't most carpal tunnel problems in the wrist joint area? The > position of the > wrist gaskets is further up the arm. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
What I mean is that most CTS problems I've heard of (keyboards - computer, piano etc) are due to the stress in the sheath going through the wrist joint itself. If you type with bent wrists, you're forcing the tendons to wrap around the bend in the wrist joint, which results in extra friction inside the sheath in the joint area itself. My wrist gaskets are about an inch or so up the arm from the center of the wrist joint. At this point, the tendons are straight and not effected by curvature of the wrist joint. There is a possibility of CTS there, but not due to curvature of the sheath/tendon. I've suffered in the past from what I thought was CTS. It turned out to be just aggrevation of the joint itself (cartilige etc). Similar causes (bad hand positions in typing and more importantly - mouse useage with wrist on the mousepad) and similar solutions - do it right. volinjo_at_juno.com wrote: > My wrist gaskets are at my wrists. Are your sleeves long enough? > Joan > > On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 21:12:01 -0500 Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_home.com> > writes: > > Aren't most carpal tunnel problems in the wrist joint area? The > > position of the > > wrist gaskets is further up the arm. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
When I am wearing my dry suit the wrist gaskets are on my wrist. Yes, if the pressure from the gasket is not on the carpal area the wrist gasket is not a likely risk factor. Watch bands are mentioned in the literature, but again it depends on where one wears their watch band. Dana > -----Original Message----- > > Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 21:12:01 -0500 > From: Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_home.com> > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Wrist Gaskets and CTS > > Aren't most carpal tunnel problems in the wrist joint area? > The position of the > wrist gaskets is further up the arm. Are there cases where > tight watch bands > cause CTS? If so, this could indicate there is a risk factor. > > Mike > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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