ABSTRACT
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is an important occupational health problem that has both psychosocial and biomechanical risk factors. Epicondylitis of the elbow is also prevalent in many workplaces. Biomechanical models have been proposed for estimating forces in the prime wrist flexors, some of which are involved in epicondylitis, and for predicting stresses in the tissues passing through the carpal tunnel.
