What are the symptoms of Repetitve Strain Injury and Carpal tunnel Syndrome ?
Symptoms of RSI : Pain Tingling Numbness Visible swelling Redness Loss of flexibility Muscle weakness Symptoms of CTS : ‘Pins and needles’. This is tingling or burning in part or all of the shaded area shown above. The index and middle fingers are usually first to be affected. Pain or aching in the same fingers may then develop. The pain may travel up the forearm. Numbness of the same finger(s), or in part of the palm, may develop if the condition becomes worse. Weakness of some muscles in the fingers and/or thumb occurs in severe cases. This may cause poor grip and eventually lead to wasting of the muscles at the base of the thumb. Symptoms vary from mild to severe depending on how ‘squashed’ the median nerve becomes. One or both hands may be affected. Symptoms tend to come and go at first, often after you use the hand. Typically, symptoms are worse at night and may wake you up. The symptoms may be eased for a while by raising the hand up or hanging it down. ‘Flicking’ the wrist may a
