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The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally transformed the work lives of many people from office-based locations to work-from-home (WFH) scenarios.

Did you know that the regular use of vibrating hand tools may result in damage to the fingers, hands, and even forearms and can lead to a condition known as Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)?

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) occurs when the median nerve, one of the nerves in the hand, is compressed. CTS affects approximately 50 out of 1,000 people.

If the cold causes your fingers to blanche or become numb, there are a couple of conditions with which you should become well-acquainted. Those changes in your digits may be a problem with blood vessel spasms known as Raynaud’s Disease, or they may indicate a cold exposure injury leading to frostbite. So which is which?