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In the same laboratory study, wrist deviations in extension or radial deviation were associated with higher carpal tunnel pressure.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“wrist deviations in extension or radial deviation were associated with an increase in pressure”
Effect of Wrist Posture on Carpal Tunnel Pressure while Typing, David M. Rempel et al., Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2008, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.1002/jor.20599)- What it measures
- Wrist extension means bending the wrist back toward the back of the hand. Radial deviation means bending it toward the thumb side.
- What it does not show
- Pressure measurements in 20 healthy people. The study does not show that a straight wrist prevents carpal tunnel syndrome.
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