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your  eyes,  especially  if  you
have   contacts),    irritation,
blurred  vision,  headaches  and
discomfort in your  neck,  back,
shoulders and joint pain.  Women
are  two  to  five times more at
risk to  suffer  from  CTS  than
men.      "Cumulative     Trauma
Disorders   have   become    the
nation's    leading   cause   of
occupational  illnesses."   says
Sharon Danann, research director
of    9    to  5,  the  National
Association  of  Working  Women.
And  in  the  1990's,  they will
account  for  one  half  of  all
job related disorders."  Approx-
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imately a fifth of the LA Times'
editorial  staff  have  had  CTS
symptoms.  We aren't  physically
equipped  to handle thousands of
repetitive motions an hour.  Not
just computer-users are at risk.
Anyone  who  uses their hands in
the  same  way  for  a long time
are.  Retail and grocery clerks,
mail     workers,     gardeners,
musicians, and factory/assembly-
line people have CTS complaints.
These  injuries often respond to
heat   and    ice    treatments,
massage,  physical  therapy  and
rest  if  caught  soon   enough.
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