7. Why are companies concerned with repetitive stress injuries? What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that repetitive stress injuries account for 25 percent of cases involving days away from work and that disorders associated with repeated trauma account for nearly 60 percent of all work-related illness.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by pressure on the median nerve that occurs as a result of a narrowing of the passageway that houses the nerve.