Release
Date: Nov. 12, 2002
LITTLE ROCK - The University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will sponsor a free seminar
and screenings for carpal tunnel syndrome Saturday, Dec. 7.
The event will be in Walton
Auditorium in the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at UAMS in
Little Rock. The seminar - including presentations, a
question-and-answer session and drawings for door prizes - will
be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The first 75 people to register will
receive the free screenings between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The
seminar and screenings are part of the UAMS "Here's to Your
Health" Educational Seminar Series for the general public. To
register, call (501) 526-6199 or e-mail seminars@uams.edu.
The seminar will feature the
following topics and speakers from the faculty of the UAMS College
of Medicine:
"Structure of the Carpal
Tunnel"
Dr. Jeanine Merryman,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
"Causes and Pills for Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome"
Dr. Swati Medhekar,
Division of Rheumatology and Immunology
"Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome be
Work-Related?"
Dr. Andrew Prychodko,
Director, Occupational Medicine
"Therapy for Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome"
Paul Creel, Hand Therapist,
University Rehab
"Surgery for Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome"
Dr. Randy Bindra, Hand
Surgery Section
Carpal tunnel syndrome results from
compression of the median nerve as it passes through the narrow
carpal tunnel at the wrist. Common symptoms of the condition
include tingling or numbness in the hands; sharp pain that shoots
from the wrists up the arms; burning sensations in the fingers;
morning stiffness or cramping of the hands; weakness in the hands;
and impaired fine-finger movements.
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Contact:
Leslie W. Taylor
501-686-8998
Wireless phone: 501-951-7260
leslie@uams.edu
Andrea Peel, 501-686-8996
Wireless: 501-351-7903
Andrea@uams.edu
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