Hand and Wrist Health: Carpal Tunnel Prevention

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a common ailment that affects many typical employees at sedentary desk jobs. Working at a keyboard for long stretches of time can place significant strain on the hands and wrists, sometimes resulting in the onset of this troublesome condition. Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the median nerve as it travels from the forearm more »

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Stay Healthy in the Workplace

Many professionals in the workforce today do not have jobs that seem immediately hazardous to an employee’s health. While there are workers who spend entire workdays on their feet or regularly enter dangerous situations to complete required workplace tasks, most modern staff members might not imagine that their working conditions could affect their health. It may come as a surprise, more »

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How to Ease Hand Cramps at Work

In today’s digital age, most people type on a keyboard every day as they work and stay in touch with family and friends. A hand cramp makes typing challenging, but several strategies successfully ease the discomfort. Assume the Correct Typing Position Placing the keyboard at a level slightly below the user’s elbows keeps the typist’s wrists in a neutral position. more »

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Meet Mary Wesley!

AOSMI has incredibly exciting news! We have welcomed the widely respected occupational and certified hand therapist Mary Wesley to our team of dedicated orthopedic specialists! After a lengthy period of professional collaboration, AOSMI and Mary have officially joined forces. We are so excited about this development that we wanted to take the opportunity to personally introduce this renowned professional to more »

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Is Carpal Tunnel Threatening Your Job?

Most of us take for granted how important our wrists and hands are. We give them very little thought as long as they are not causing pain or discomfort. We rarely consider the toll our lives take on these joints and muscles. It’s not until we suddenly find ourselves having trouble gripping a door handle or completing our day to more »

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Common Injuries from Winter Recreation

With winter upon us, many people participate in activities such as snow skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating. The very conditions that make these activities possible and enjoyable, reduced friction, also make falls and injuries very common. Winter sports injuries get a lot of attention at hospital emergency rooms and doctor’s offices, and include sprains, strains, dislocations and fractures (broken bones). more »

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