Lots More Information

Resources

• www.aanem.org -- Advancing Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• www.apta.org -- American Physical Therapy Association
• www.aoec.org -- The Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
• www.aaos.org -- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• www.assh.org -- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• www.ampainsoc.org -- American Pain Society
• www.iasp-pain.org -- Association for the Study of Pain
• www.aan.com -- American Academy of Neurology
• www.nih.gov/niams -- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• www.ninds.nih.gov -- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/carpaltunnelsyndrome.html -- Information on CTS
• www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html -- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• www.ctdrn.org -- Cumulative Trauma Disorders Resource Network
• www.workerscompensationinsurance.com -- Resources for injured workers
• www.keybowl.com -- orbiTouch keyboard
• www.ergodevices.com -- Hand and wrist support keyboard

References

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Review Date: 4/1/2006
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital