If you are doing this all day, everyday, your injuries have no way to go, but get worse. Repetitive motion injuries is also know as over use injuries. You are using the same muscles over and over without a break. Most likely you are using a fair amount of force to loosen the caps. And you are having to tighten your fist more because the jars are small. The only way to get relief and to stop the damage you are doing (and it can get to a point of no return) is 1. take frequent breaks and stretch your hands and fingers to let your hands recup 2. do not do it all day 3. do not do it everyday 4. have some one help you open/close jars or 5. change your occupation. The injuries can become more then just an aggravation, you can permanently lose the full use of your hands. In a message dated 7/26/2011 9:02:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, cf...@007group.com writes:
Has anyone experienced problems with the histotechnologists or Pathologist's Assistants developing wrist injuries from opening the small specimen containers all day on the grossing bench? If so, how did you address this issue? We have had occupational health assess the process; there haven't been any suggestions yet. Cathy Kelowna, B.C. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet