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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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What Can I Do to Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

To help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome:

Sleep with your wrists straight or use a splint.
Keep your wrists straight when using tools but try not to use splints.
Avoid flexing and extending your wrists repeatedly.
Perform conditioning and stretching exercises.
Use correct positioning of hands and wrists while working.
Arrange your activity and workspace using ergonomic (correct posture of the wrist and hand) guidelines to help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. For example, office ergonomics focuses on how a workstation is set up, including the placement of your desk, computer monitor, paperwork, chair, and associated tools, especially the computer keyboard and mouse.