Does Sign Language Create Sensitive Elbows?
Monday March 17, 2008
This little blog post by KaraCMT grabbed my attention: Signers' Elbow? She is a massage therapist, and while she was training, both she and her interpreters discovered they were tender in their elbows. She wonders if it is because of sign language use.
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This type of pain is also common with people who rest their elbows on a table or desk, such as those who use a microscope for long periods or students at some desks or writing tables.
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Other repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome can also affect sign language users, eg. interpreters. Not to be forgotten are the many other RSI’s such as shoulder spurs, neck aches, back aches, and so on.
Maybe preventive methods should be taught in schools for the deaf and interpreter education programs?