Risk Factors for CTS in Fanwood

In this study, researchers compared questionnaire data and exam findings from 1,512 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and age-matched controls and found the following are risk factors for the condition: increasing age, smoking, past/current wrist injury, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, and work that places excessive force on the wrists.

The findings suggest that lifestyle changes could go a long way to reduce the incidence of CTS.

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, March 2018.

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