‘Exposure–response relationships between movements and postures of the wrist and carpal tunnel syndrome among male and female house painters: a retrospective cohort study’, by Heilskov-Hansen et al,1 is a welcome addition to the carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) literature. The authors explored relations between incidence of CTS and wrist movements, wrist postures and sex. They discovered a higher incidence related to velocity of wrist movements and frequency of repetitions, but no cumulative effect. Furthermore, the paper showed an absolute higher CTS incidence in women than in men.
Prior study shows that CTS incidence is higher in working populations, but the link to intense and repetitive manual tasks is unclear.2 Heilskov-Hansen et al shed light on this topic, revealing the possible role of task-specific hand use in the increased incidence of CTS.
The most remarkable finding of the current study is the observed difference between women and men. The authors...
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