http://www.tierramwilson.com/woman-health/men-avoid-health-issues ...women's health Sat, 04 Dec 2010 13:18:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.tierramwilson.com/woman-health/men-avoid-health-issues/comment-page-1#comment-433 Kent Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:43:59 +0000 http://www.tierramwilson.com/woman-health/men-avoid-health-issues#comment-433 As a dental educator I constantly stressed proper posture and technique. Some students just would not adopt the proper techneques and I am sure that they will regret it later. Some were severely hunched over working on their patients. After being corrected, I would check back a while later and there they were back to their old posture. Thus said, some people just have anatomy which is not strong enough for the work required. Not that physical strength is needed, just the ability to do repetitive things for long periods of time. Many dentists I know have back problems etc and many hygienists, even some of the educators I know have problems with carpal tunnel syndrom. Perhaps it is just not avoidable.<br><b>References : </b><br> As a dental educator I constantly stressed proper posture and technique. Some students just would not adopt the proper techneques and I am sure that they will regret it later. Some were severely hunched over working on their patients. After being corrected, I would check back a while later and there they were back to their old posture.
Thus said, some people just have anatomy which is not strong enough for the work required. Not that physical strength is needed, just the ability to do repetitive things for long periods of time. Many dentists I know have back problems etc and many hygienists, even some of the educators I know have problems with carpal tunnel syndrom. Perhaps it is just not avoidable.
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]]> http://www.tierramwilson.com/woman-health/men-avoid-health-issues/comment-page-1#comment-432 J B Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:41:58 +0000 http://www.tierramwilson.com/woman-health/men-avoid-health-issues#comment-432 <b>How do dental professionals avoid carpal tunnel, muscluloskeletal strain, and other health issues?</b><br>I have not yet entered the dental field, but it is something I am very interested in. During one of the information sessions I attended, our speaker mentioned one male hygienist that started every day of class with 1000mg of ibuprofen to combat the pain in his hands. We were also briefed that back, neck, shoulder and wrist problems were a very real possibility. How prevalent are these issues, and is there any way to avoid it? If you cannot avoid it, is it possible to continue your work healthily? How do dental professionals avoid carpal tunnel, muscluloskeletal strain, and other health issues?
I have not yet entered the dental field, but it is something I am very interested in. During one of the information sessions I attended, our speaker mentioned one male hygienist that started every day of class with 1000mg of ibuprofen to combat the pain in his hands. We were also briefed that back, neck, shoulder and wrist problems were a very real possibility. How prevalent are these issues, and is there any way to avoid it? If you cannot avoid it, is it possible to continue your work healthily?

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