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carpal tunnel syndrome

NOUN
repetitive stress injury
Synonyms
WEAK
CTS RSI overuse strain injury repetitive motion disorder repetitive motion injury repetitive strain disorder repetitive strain injury sensorimotor disorder wrist irritation

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And don’t get me started on my strained hand with carpal tunnel syndrome from all the clicking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Left untreated, muscles that are stressed and deconditioned can lead to painful soft tissue problems, such as tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, as well as chronic lower back pain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

MSDs include injuries such as sprains, tears, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome and other connective tissue diseases and disorders.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Doctors initially thought it was lupus and then carpal tunnel syndrome, and the father-of-three had an operation.

From BBC • May 26, 2022

My back feels fine, meaning I’m not feeling it at all; even my wrists, damaged by carpal tunnel syndrome years ago, are issuing no complaints.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich