Federal Employees Use Bowling Braces 
  

Today everyone seems to have carpal tunnel syndrome. "Dr. Alice," Alice Martinson, MD, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with 40 years experience, 25 of which is as a Naval Medical Officer, recommends splinting, particularly at night, as being very helpful to alleviate carpal tunnel pain. But, she is not talking about just any ol' splint, since she knows it's next to impossible to work in a splint. She recommends instead, using a bowling brace. The bowler's brace, cut differently, allows you to hold the ball, the beer, and the pencil, says Dr. Martin, who also has a terrific sense of humor.

She explains that splints keep the wrist out of prolonged flexion, the position that pulls the maximum volume of tissue into the carpal canal, and it's the position we all tend to assume during sleep. That's why waking up at night with burning paresthesias in the fingers is a very common, almost diagnostic, part of a patient's history in carpal tunnel syndrome. 

To read more about Dr. Martinson's federal workers compensation experience go to Dr. Martinson in our Directory.

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