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Evaluation of sleep position as a potential cause of carpal tunnel syndrome: preferred sleep position on the side is associated with age and gender
Abstract:
Purpose To test the hypothesis that an important step in a causative mechanism for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is sleeping in a lateral position (sleeping on the side), we designed a cross-sectional survey to measure the association between sleep position, age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). Methods and Findings We surveyed 247 patients in a primary care setting. Fifty percent of men and 73% of women prefer to sleep on their side (p
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