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Monday, April 27, 2009 |
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The lowdown on carpal tunnel syndrome
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By Perry Gil S. Mallari, Reporter
Joy, 35, was baffled that she kept on dropping
things accidentally the past few days. She also felt pain and
tingling sensations on the fingers of her right hand particularly at
night. An accountant used to working till the small hours of the
evening, the numbness and the intense pain soon prevented her from
using the computer. A physician’s diagnosis shortly revealed that
Joy was afflicted with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a medical
condition wherein the sensitive median nerve in the wrist passing
through a bony canal called the carpal tunnel was compressed. While
the causes of most cases of CTS were unknown, some were attributed
to environmental factors like the excessive use of computer in the
workplace.
Severe cases of CTS require surgery and the cost
may prove prohibitive to ordinary wage earners. In the case of Joy,
the operation costs her P25,000, she was fortunate though that her
medical expenses were covered by her health plan.
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By Tim Tayag
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Parkour
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Joy, 35, was baffled that she kept on dropping
things accidentally the past few days. She also felt pain and
tingling sensations on the fingers of her right hand particularly at
night.
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Judge in ‘Pirate Bay’ trial may have been biased
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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon
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The truth
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They say, “The truth will make you free.” That’s right in many
ways, but it is also true that the truth can get you into a lot of
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