TY - JOUR T1 - Carpal tunnel syndrome and its relationship with occupation and sex: from objective evaluation to patients' care JF - Occupational and Environmental Medicine JO - Occup Environ Med SP - 155 LP - 155 DO - 10.1136/oemed-2016-103825 VL - 74 IS - 2 AU - Daniele Coraci AU - Marina A Bellavia AU - LisaD Hobson-Webb AU - Valter Santilli AU - Luca Padua Y1 - 2017/02/01 UR - http://oem.bmj.com/content/74/2/155.1.abstract N2 - ‘Exposure–response relationships between movements and postures of the wrist and carpal tunnel syndrome among male and female house painters: a retrospective cohort study’, by Heilskov-Hansen et al,1 is a welcome addition to the carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) literature. The authors explored relations between incidence of CTS and wrist movements, wrist postures and sex. They discovered a higher incidence related to velocity of wrist movements and frequency of repetitions, but no cumulative effect. Furthermore, the paper showed an absolute higher CTS incidence … ER -