Hi - I have a background in occupational health and I am happy to review the advice anyone has been given with regard to work or return to work.
I am particularly interested in carpal tunnel syndrome where the sufferer uses vibrating tools either at home or at work. Hand arm vibration syndrome is a condition that causes severe and disabling symptoms that can affect your quality of life for the rest of your life.
I have driven for ten years. had cts in both hands off for 60 plus days return to hauling people. similar to vibrating tools and white knuckle f icey roads my symtoms have returned with no restrictions. i hadan injection in both hands before returning to work with no restrictions no concerns return to work is all i got
I used to type every day and still have to use the computer. Although they do not mention on this site, excessive typing is know for causing cts
Hi Lucy, that's very nice of you to do this. I don't deal with vibrating tools at work but I am a RN and work in ER. I had CTR in June. My surgeon is awesome but he thought I could return to work after a day or 2 off. I don't know if he even knows what nurses do? We do most of the taking pts to imaging, procedures and the floor, pushing wheelchairs and stretchers all over the hospital. As most people can see, Americans have gotten quite large, it's normal to have 300lbs+ patients all day. Getting people up and down on stretchers, out of the back seat of a car, people that are fighting with you, all the hand washing, starting IVs, giving injections, keyboarding. Etc. I ended up, on my own, taking 2 weeks off and then had to take another week off. Overuse made my hand swell just enough to get very achey, my thumb especially would become numb and very painful. I may have to have my dominate hand done, I think this time I want to just take a month off to start with. My fear, besides infection, was causing some kind of permanent problem. Do you have any opinion about this scenario?
Thank you.