Diabetes Education and Research Center: Carpal Tunnel Forewarns Diabetes

Diabetes Education and Research Center: Carpal Tunnel Forewarns Diabetes: "Thursday, August 24, 2006 Carpal Tunnel Forewarns Diabetes Researchers from the UK, reporting in this month's Diabetes Care, investigated whether the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome was increased among people who went on to develop diabetes years later:

'The researchers found that people who had been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome were 36% more likely to later be diagnosed with diabetes, regardless of other diabetes risk factors.' - WebMD, Carpal Tunnel May Predict Diabetes Certainly, having carpal tunnel syndrome does not ensure a diagnosis of diabetes. But it can be a heads-up to have your blood sugar checked.

High blood sugars, even in the pre-diabetes state, can have a damaging impact on nerves."

Helge: diabetes, cts, damaging impact on nerves...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Could Predict Diabetes » RSI-Relief Blog

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Could Predict Diabetes » RSI-Relief Blog: "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Could Predict Diabetes Thursday, September 7th, 2006 @ 3:02pm According to a report in the medical journal Diabetes Care, researchers in England have concluded that “Carpal Tunnel May Be Sign Of Impending Diabetes“.

In their study, they found that in more cases than would normally be expected, people who develop type 2 diabetes have a history of carpal tunnel syndrome. The wrist nerve problem sometimes predates the onset of diabetes by up to 10 years.

The medical world has long known that those with diabetes are more likely to get carpal tunnel syndrome, but this is the first study to suggest that carpal tunnel syndrome may actually be an early warning sign of diabetes. In discussing their study, the researchers suggest that high blood sugar levels “and associated metabolic abnormalities may contribute to causing these important focal peripheral nerve disorders before the diagnosis of diabetes.”

Helge: We've covered this as a possible application of mediracing...

Benjamin's Personal Blog: Dealing with Carpal Tunnel*

Benjamin's Personal Blog: Dealing with Carpal Tunnel: "Monday, November 25, 2002 Dealing with Carpal Tunnel. In late 1997 when I was working with hand tools or typing for extended periods of time, my wrists would occasionally start to tingle.

Like many people I didn't think twice about it and simple assumed it would go away. However as time went by the tingling turned into pain and then I took notice. I went and saw a doctor about the situation. He gave me an arm brace and I was told to return in a month. The arm brace did help and the pain disappeared after a week.

Over the next year whenever the pain would return in one of my wrists I would simply wear the braces until the pain went away. The braces were healing my wrists, but I knew that if I kept up the cycle my wrists would eventually not be able to heal. I began to explore different steps that could be taken to prevent injuring my wrists again.

Over the years I have tried many different things and spoke to many people about what they have done. The following is a list of the best actions I have taken to prevent further injury to my wrists." Writes Benjamin Meyer.

"I enjoy spending time with my lovely wife Jen, collecting Transformers and learning more about programming." Benjamin writes.

Helge: This blog was written 2002. What is the market offering for the treatment of CTS?

OR-Live: Live and On-Demand Medical Healthcasts - Archives

OR-Live: Live and On-Demand Medical Healthcasts - Archives: "Archives > General Surgery > December 11, 2006 LaunchSite Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Join surgeons from Hartford Hospital for a live carpal tunnel release, one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States Hartford, CT – On December 11, watch live surgery on the Internet as orthopaedic hand surgeon Andrew E. Caputo, MD performs a carpal tunnel release.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a very common condition that causes numbness and tingling in the hand. It is due to compression of the median nerve in the carpal (wrist) tunnel. If gone untreated, it can cause serious hand weakness and potentially permanent numbness in the fingers and thumb.

One of the most common symptoms is painful numbness in the thumb, index and middle finger. This can occur during the day or quite commonly during the night causing difficulty with sleep. Patients can get grip weakness and in late stages, atrophy of thumb muscles can also occur and limit hand function.

One of the most common symptoms is painful numbness in the thumb, index and middle finger. This can occur during the day or quite commonly during the night causing difficulty with sleep. Patients can get grip weakness and in late stages, atrophy of thumb muscles can also occur and limit hand function.

If caught early, conservative treatments, such as wearing wrist splints while sleeping, can be effective in curing the problem. When conservative treatment fails, operative decompression is quite effective in relieving symptoms. When caught early, operative decompression has the potential of restoring normal hand function. Surgery involves cutting the carpal tunnel roof or transverse carpal ligament. This decompresses the nerve and allows for improved nerve function."

Helge: Collecting information about cure and diagnostic methods...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: "Several commenters have written about carpal tunnel syndrome and pointed out that carpal tunnel syndrome is not the only condition to cause pain, numbness and weakness in the hand.

It is important to consider other entities, which cause similar symptoms.

Other possible causes include cervical radiculopathy (nerve damage near the cervical vertebrae), impingement of one or more of the cervical nerve roots which can cause pain and numbness radiating from the neck area and also ulnar nerve compression usually at the elbow (cubital tunnel syndrome).

I think it is important again to review some aspects of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a specific entity. It is compression of the median nerve at the wrist in a closed space called the carpal tunnel. Through that small space course the median nerve and all the flexor tendons.

The median nerve supplies sensation to the thumb, index, middle and the thumb side of the fourth finger. It is thought, but never proven that pressure builds up within that small space and causes compression of the median nerve – the symptoms are activity related and episodic.

Jobs such as packing and typing along with exercise are frequently associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Individuals usually perform their activity then hours later commonly (at night) they awaken with the hands feeling as if they are asleep and they describe shaking their hands to try to bring back feeling into them.

The ulnar nerve supplies sensation to the fifth finger (pinky) and the pinky side of the fourth finger. The ulnar nerve frequently gets compressed at the elbow in the area known as the “funny bone”.

There is a groove between the medial epicondyle of the humerus the bone in the upper arm and the olecranon process of the ulnar bone in the forearm and the nerve is compressed in that area.

An EMG test is the definitive test to determine and distinguish between the entities affecting the different nerves and nerve roots whether it is the neck, elbow or wrist area. Compression may also inferred or diagnosed by an MRI.

Other entities noted by several bloggers include the repetitive strain injuries one of the buzz words of the 21st century. They include trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome and de Quervain disease (tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment on the thumb side of the wrist and tennis elbow).

Specifically, trigger finger is a swelling of the first portion of the flexor tendon sheath in the distal palm at the base of each finger. There is a covering that starts over the flexor tendon and extends almost to the end or distal portion of the finger.

This first portion-swelling thickening occurs and prevents the smooth gliding of the flexor tendon hence triggering. Injection of steroid is the first option and then if that fails or it continues to recur after a second injection a surgical release or opening of the first portion of the flexor tendon is performed.

I do not wish to minimize it, but it is a very small surgical procedure easily and quickly accomplished." Writes Dr. Alexander Haselkorn

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: From carpal tunnel syndrome to repetitive strain injuries, wrist-related pain is one of the most common complaints in today's active workforce. Dr. Alexander Haselkorn shares information and advice on the most common conditions and causes of wrist pain, symptoms, prevention and treatment options.

TECH EDGE: Using Technology to Combat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Action Online » Blog Archive » TECH EDGE: Using Technology to Combat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: "TECH EDGE: Using Technology to Combat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome By John M. Williams For 14 years, I have dealt with the severe pain associated with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a condition in which the median nerve is compressed as it passes through the narrow carpal tunnel in the wrist. Since the median nerve provides sensory and motor functions to the thumb and three middle fingers, many symptoms may result. When CTS in both of my hands is acting up, excruciating pain in the fingers, neck, back, and legs occur. Until a month ago, my CTS had not bothered me in years. Suddenly one morning, it arrived with a vengeance in both hands."

Helge: Collecting information about CTS...

John M. Williams writes, "How much of a vengeance? Well, I was unable to type. I could not hold a telephone long, and it was painful, at times, to push the numbers on the phone. My occupation as a writer was not the only aspect of my life affected. I could not use eating utensils. I could not tie my shoes. I could not use my electric lawnmower, electric hand hedge clippers and electric weed whacker. Driving was difficult. What could I do?"

By John M. Williams continues, "One option was to have the median nerve in each hand surgically cut. I decided against this because I don’t believe surgery is the answer to this problem. After seeing my doctor, I began attacking the problem technologically. I started looking at alternative keyboards such as touch pads, joysticks, foot controlled devices, speech recognition software and keyboards with large keys. I also regulated my typing to 15 minutes on, then 15 minutes off. An alarm tells me when to rest. While not typing, I either read or write. Productivity is important to me."

Staci Hunter » Blog Archive » Carpal Tunnel

Blog Archive » Carpal Tunnel: "Staci Hunter Says: June 6th, 2006 at 2:10 pm I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel about 24 years ago. The doctor let me choose between surgery or Vitamin B6.

I opted for Vitamin B6 and it worked. It has been 24 years, so i don’t remember the details, but the pain disappeared after a few days or few weeks of taking the Vitamin B6.

I also took a Vitamin B complex for some technical reason that I forget now. Also, cut down on caffeine because caffeine negates the benefits of Vitamin B6.

Since the original diagnosis and cure, the carpal tunnel has returned a few times, but when it does, I start on the Vitamin B6 and watch my caffeine intake and it always alleviates the pain in a day or two."

Helge: How effective is Vitamin B6? We discussed this with Veijo Lesonen in Oulu, Finland on Tuesday this week. Need to get a more specific answer.

(en)Gender » Blog Archive » Carpal Tunnel

(en)Gender » Blog Archive » Carpal Tunnel: "Carpal Tunnel A word of warning to you reading: go check out a good page on computer/desk ergonomics before you end up like me.

After years of working at a desk mostly made by me (ie, a plank of wood atop two advantageously-placed file cabinets), my shoulder has revolted.

I’ve got pain in the whole right side of my back which is acute in my shoulder, just under my shoulder, and in my neck, pain that runs all the way down my arm and into my wrist and hand.

Bad timing considering I’m now two months away from my book deadline. Alas, a couple of days ago I discovered thanks to the above diagram that my hands were too high. I bought one of those under-desk keyboard drawers, which came with a wrist rest, and so far, so good.

I also aligned my monitor so it’s right in front of me - it was off to the right - and remember to sit as far back in my chair as I can. I think what got me was leaning forward, to the right, into my mouse.

I’m just hoping that slowly it will go away, and I’ve immersed myself in a world of hot baths, massages, acupuncture and pain killers. At least I’m not a hatter."

Helge: This is Good advice to anyone writing and blogging a lot. CTS a serious thing. I didn't know about it until a few years ago. I write about mediracing as a fast and reliable CTS diagnostic method. My goal is to find out about change management related to the invention of new diagnostic methods.

About Us - Carpal Tunnel Treatment Center

About Us - Carpal Tunnel Treatment Center: "Dr. Zev Cohen is a recognized leading expert in the field of repetitive strain injuries. He has been featured on over 100 radio and TV stations.

Julie Donnelly is a Deep Muscle Therapist with 14 years of experience specializing in the treatment of chronic joint pain and sports injuries. She works extensively with elite athletes and patients who have been unsuccessful at finding relief through the more conventional therapies.

Together they have pioneered an effective non-surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome/wrist and hand pain. They have also co-authored a series of books that teach the Julstro Self-Treatment Techniques.

Dr. Cohen and Julie Donnelly have been widely published, both on- and off-line, in magazines, newsletters, and newspapers around the country. They have been chosen to speak at National Conventions, Medical Schools, and health facilities nationwide."

Helge: I'll be in touch with you about Mediracer in the near future.

SUGAR SHOCK! Blog: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Repititive Strain Injury? Learn How to Help Yourself on Sept. 26

SUGAR SHOCK! Blog: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Repititive Strain Injury? Learn How to Help Yourself on Sept. 26: "in 1998, Julie's concerns about repetitive strain injury intensified when, as a hard-working massage therapist in 1996, she herself developed a severe case of carpal tunnel syndrome, which threatened to end her career."

Julie's background also includes working with leading repetitive-strain expert Dr. Zev Cohen to offer the Julstro™ system to his patients. In addition, Julie works extensively with elite athletes and patients, who've been unsuccessful at finding relief through conventional therapies.

About Julie Donnelly, L.M.T. Julie Donnelly has been specializing in deep muscle therapy since receiving her massage therapy license in 1988. Her focus has been on the treatment of severe pain, especially chronic joint pain and sports injuries. Her treatment of hundreds of patients in her practice led to the development of her unique system of deep muscle therapy, called the Julstro Technique. Her constant work relieving the pain of others led to a severe case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, threatened the end of her career in 1996. Using her knowledge of muscles and joint pain, Julie developed a self-treatment technique that successfully relieved her condition. She subsequently joined Dr. Cohen and his practice to offer the Julstro™ system to his patients. She works extensively with elite athletes and patients who have been unsuccessful at finding relief through conventional therapies. In response to the growing interest in the Julstro™ system, Julie and Dr. Cohen established the Carpal Tunnel Treatment Center in 1997.

Helge: I collect information about people who are concerned by the diagnosis and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. This blog is a digging and data mining the blogosphere and Internet to find people who care about this common disease. In US 400 000 CTS patients are treated through operation. It's important to do the diagnosis at an early stage. An operation is a last resort.

Technology and Innovations in Health Care

Finland is one of the nations where the population is aging fast and the aging population will require new services in health care. The same goes for the whole Europe.

In the future, more money will be spent on communication and health and less on mass produced products.

The trend is towards more individual niche goods and services. How does this general trend apply to Mediracer? What is the vital innovation?

1. Mediracer takes out the complexity and delay from CTS diagnostics
2. The tool changes the way CTS diagnosis can be organized
3. Mediracer de-centralizes CTS diagnostic services
4. In UK the Carpal Tunnel diagnostic and surgery is done by same person

CTS Blogging

We discussed today the roles and objectives of CTS blogging in Oulu. A more specific plan has been outlined. We're going to specify a number of things:

1. YouTube
2. Photo Gallery (Flickr or some other)
3. Interviews
4. The road map of moving medical and health care inventions to practice
5. The role of players

Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger 2003

Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger: "Wednesday, February 26, 2003 The Corporate Weblog Manifesto. Thinking of doing a weblog about your product or your company? Here's my ideas of things to consider before you start.

1. Tell the truth. The whole truth. Nothing but the truth. If your competitor has a product that's better than yours, link to it. You might as well. We'll find it anyway.
   
   
2. Post fast on good news or bad. Someone say something bad about your product? Link to it -- before the second or third site does -- and answer its claims as best you can. Same if something good comes out about you. It's all about building long-term trust. The trick to building trust is to show up! If people are saying things about your product and you don't answer them, that distrust builds. Plus, if people are saying good things about your product, why not help Google find those pages as well?
   
   
3. Use a human voice. Don't get corporate lawyers and PR professionals to cleanse your speech. We can tell, believe me. Plus, you'll be too slow. If you're the last one to post, the joke is on you!"

Helge: Scoblizer is one the best known corporate bloggers. He is the man that humanized Microsoft, did give it a grassroots face. Today Scoblizer is working for another company. "Robert Scoble works at Microsoft. Everything here, though, is his personal opinion and is not read or approved before it is posted. No warranties or other guarantees will be offered as to the quality of the opinions or anything else offered here," he wrote on his blog.

2007: Robert Scoble works at PodTech.net (title: Vice President of Media Development). Everything here, though, is his personal opinion and is not read or approved before it is posted. No warranties or other guarantees will be offered as to the quality of the opinions or anything else offered here.

Ryan Caldwell's blogging health tips

Blogging about health related issues has stay within reasonable limits. Ryan's blog posting is a good reminder. We need to do other things to maintain a good health. Too much keyboard work can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome and coke and pizza mixed (first Internet bubble) can do the rest. Read more from...

23 Simple Health Tips For Bloggers

Submitted by Ryan Caldwell on September 21, 2007 - 5:51pm in blogging | health | pro blogging

Last week, I asked a simple question and one which bloggers and Internet freelancers often ignore: What do you do to stay healthy?. Such a question is easy to ignore, and any discussion of the topic is easy to dismiss as irrelevant mumbo-jumbo. But I can assure you that it's not.

I also made the case in that post that health is a topic of vital importance. Think about it. Why do you work? You work, fundamentally, to preserve and enhance your own life and the life of your family. Many of us get so obsessed with work that we forget why we do it, and in the process, neglect the very things we work for: ourselves.

As a blogger, your well-being should be something you think about. You should pay attention to the state of your body and the state of your mind. Do you find yourself feeling sluggish a lot of the time? Do you find yourself feeling depressed? These are signs that your body is giving you that are indicative of something being wrong. By taking these signs seriously, you can use them as cues for action.

Mediracer now blogging inSwedish

Hello Veijo, I guess you are traveling in Sweden. Thanks for your email. I decided to start the Swedish language blog as well. Below a comment to your email. We need to discuss some details about the policy of blogging. I've now taken the freedom to publish things I think is OK, but we've good time to specify some details...

• English version: http://carpal-tunnel-syndrome-cts.blogspot.com/ (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - CTS)
  
  
• Finnish version: http://point-of-care.blogspot.com/ (Point of Care)
  
  
• Swedish version: http://mediracer.blogspot.com/ (Mediracer)

As you can see, we have now in use some very central blog names covering mediracing. The idea is not to translate the content from one to the other but rather to have contextual point of view. The Swedish blog will cover Scandinavian issues, and Finnish is probably most national an also with some business orientation. The English blog approaches CTS from a anglo-saxon and global perspective.

Hej Veijo, tack för ditt meddelande। Jag var tyvärr inte på plats i dag klockan 13:30 eftersom jag deltog i en Venture Capital diskussion i Helsingfors. Vi hade ett intressant möte. Det gäller en teknologi som också berör medicinska applikationer, men mera om detta i ett senare skede.

Men jag är på plats senare i kväll. Bestämde mig att även starta den Svenskspråkiga bloggen. Den fick namnet Mediracer. Vi kör nu ut med tre olika språk och har olika namn och innehåll för varje blog.

• Engelsk version: http://carpal-tunnel-syndrome-cts.blogspot.com/ (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - CTS)
  
  
• Finsk version: http://point-of-care.blogspot.com/ (Point of Care)
  
  
• Svensk version: http://mediracer.blogspot.com/ (Mediracer)
  

Jag har diskuterat med Olli Kallio om att starta en mediracing blog på Franska. Vi kan diskutera tidtabellen med dig så fort vi får kontakt över skype.

Du har kanske märkt att vi har laborerat med olika innehåll för att visa möjligheterna som bloggandet medför.

Den Svenska bloggen tar upp Skandinavisk CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrom) forskning och praktik.

Marketing Innovations

Making the successful medical sales is what we are planning for.

Due to shrinking pipelines and rising financial pressures on medical devices companies, indication expansion is an increasingly attractive strategy to expand patient potential and extend market exclusivity.

This video is a humorous new report that provides in-depth case studies analyzing successful recent indication of emerging trends in field sales and marketing.

This report will enable you to avoid potential pitfalls whilst gaining a comprehensive review of how to delay generic competition and boost revenue growth.

Use the case studies in this video to identify best practice examples of indication expansion strategies and ensure that you can implement these into your current processes to maximize the lifecycle of your products.

What a wonderful online world we live in. Let us know, what you think about the perfect sales call. Have fun, sales is not a serious business! It's a way to make you a millionaire.

Digital Villages: Yes, we are looking for people who like to do the happy selling on a global scale. There is a lot to do. Mediracing has started 20 years ago with research and development. It's time to go for the global sales. Would you like to be a part of the organization?

Düsseldorf - Show Time

Cervus is a blogging friend of mine from Germany. He sent me this cool presentation about Düsseldorf.

We spoke about the upcoming expo and it was my intention to take up the question about how to blog and cover the Medical Expo.

This video is published to give you an idea about what we can do online today with low cost tools.

Web publishing makes it possible to cover important events Live.

Have fun watching the video and thanks to my Jaiku and Twitter friend "cervus" for a great idea."

Digital Villages Disclaimer: Please, note this video indicates what we can do photo- and videoblogging. Important events can be featured by small online presentations. The working model can be a combination of live presence or we have someone upload pics and videos and we can do the editing from a distance. Think about it. Like to have your comments.

Desk Doctor users study

Desk Doctor users study: "Desk Doctor 6-week user study Help us with our study and earn a FREE Desk Doctor We are recruiting a number of computer users to help us to find ways to make the Desk Doctor program even better.

By participating in this study you will provide us with data and feedback to base our on-going development work on a wide range of real user experiences.

In a wider perspective, the results will also help to study the usefulness of early detection and rehabilitation tools in the workplace in general, and could well lead to better protection for very many people. If you are interested in joining the study please apply here.

All the results will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality. Apply to join the Study (You will need to register and login before proceeding to the study on our secure site.) Study Login Study privacy policy More about Desk Doctor..."

Digital Villages: We will take a look at Desk Doctor and comment about it in a future blog. Another thin. I have links to the TechcCrunch40 which took place in San Fransisco this week, Here are the links to the participants.

Digital Villages: CTS is a big thing. There's a lot of money and personal pain involved. We need to take a serious look into this issue.

Health & Wellness Blog on altMD.com: Alternative Options to Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Helge: This blog discusses alternatives to surgery. What is your opinion, Viejo?

Health & Wellness Blog on altMD.com: Alternative Options to Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: "Alternative Options to Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) affects millions of Americans who experience its debilitating effects often times due to repetitive motion.

Helge: Affecting millions of Americans...

Massage therapists and writers or typists are some of the common occupations where this condition is prevalent. The carpal tunnel contains blood vessels, tendons and a large nerve on the inner side of the wrist.

Helge: Massage therapists and writers...I really need to take care of myself.

People in occupations that employ repetitive use of those wrist muscles often experience a tightening and restriction of circulation after many years. This results in the loss of muscle memory which prevents the muscle (usually in the hands and fingers) from resting in its full length position. Inflammation, swelling, pain and entrapment of the nerves then ensue.

Other painful symptoms can include tingling and numbness combined with a burning sensation or stiff and weak hands and fingers. While surgery is often the conventional treatment recommended by Western medicine, a recent study showed that naturopathic doctors report great success rates at reversing CTS through proper diet and nutritional therapy.

Alternative medicine guru, Dr. Andrew Weil recommends B-6 or pyridoxine supplements two or three times daily. He explains that B-6, when taken in this dosage works as a natural healing therapy for nerve compression damage."

Helge: Alternatives??

Live Blogging of Important Events

This is a short note from TechCrunch40 in San Fransisco: "As the party goes on in downtown San Francisco, a quick wrap up of the first day of the TechCrunch 40 Conference. We live blogged the whole event, and added some great pictures as well. I’ll clean up the typos tomorrow…or the day after."

We've discussed the idea with Olli Kallio to blog the EMG 1987 - 2007 event Live from Oulu. We could do it in Finnish and English. The blogs would spread the information around the globe. The information would be available to Press, partners, the medical community and general public.

Speakers would be profiled with text and photo. Small video clips are also possible. They would be published on YouTube and pictures or Flickr or some other appropriate PhotoSharing site. The idea of this social event blogging would be to let the participants get the reports to their PC's when returning back to work.

The seminar content would be blogged in detail. More about this in our Skype conversation. Have a great day!

Please, find some blogs covering Carpal Tunnel...

Gino and Jo’s Innovations about CTS

Helge: I did find this blog through a search in the MyBlogLogs. I'll be writing about medical devices and methods for work site CTS diagnostic. I search the web for people who are active bloggers about CTS.

June 15th, 2007 by Shari Smith | Gino and Jo’s Innovations

Welcome to Our Blog! : "Welcome to our new blog! We are excited to have this up and going and start building what we hope will be a premier place to learn about repetitive strain injuries, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and other injuries caused by long hours sitting in one place.

First, here’s a brief look at our company’s history and how we came to be. Gino and Jo’s Innovations is a family owned business run by husband and wife.

When my husband and I were married, I went to work for a fortune 500 company in the manufacturing and distribution industry.

I stayed in this position, despite the ten to eleven hour work day (most of which was spent in front a computer) so that my husband and I could afford our house.

In addition to the fatigue from the long hours and intense stress, I started to develop various problems including wrist pain, numbness in my fingers, and neck and back pain.

I quit my job (and my six figure income) because we decided that our quality of life was more important than even our house. I started working from home, selling on eBay, and yes, we still have our house!

I was certainly able to enjoy life more, spend quality time with my family and work on my own schedule; however, the physical problems persisted as did my extensive computer use."

Medical Futures

Medical Futures: "Welcome to Medical Futures, an organization that makes medical ideas happen. The showcase of the 2007 Medical Futures Innovation Awards recently took place at a prestigious venue in central London.

Hosted by Joanna Lumley and Rory Bremner it was a fantastic event attended by over 750 distinguished guests, truly a Who's Who of health care.


The next Medical Futures event will take place at the Medical Innovation Forum on the 23rd October 2007.

Many of the Award winners will be on demonstration and will host round table discussions which you could join.

As with all Medical Futures events, connections are made and relationships formed. Please click here to find out more."

Helge: I'll take you to a journey into the fields of medical electronics. New exciting things are happening in this area.

The virtual organization model can be applied to rapid expansion of diagnostic devices and methods.

They journey is going to take you to various locations where CTS is studied, applied or implemented.

1. Google Map
2. Twitter
3. Jaiku
4. Flickr
5. Social Media
6. Mapping
7. Blog
8. Microblog
9. Languages: En, Se, Fi

Found this Ad about Mueller Sport Care. Is it any good? What is your opinion?

Mueller Sport Care Carpal Tunnel Wrist Stabilizer -- $4

Caring For Every Lifestyle™! Day and Night Use. One size fits wrist 5-9 inches -12.5 -23cm. Ideal for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Bonus pillow ideal for night use. Fits left or right wrist.Support level Maximum.

Designed to help relieve hand and wrist pain caused by Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, tendonitis, and arthritis.

Gently immobilizes the hand and wrist in a neutral, comfortable position-all day or night.

Helps provide relief from pain and swelling while maintaining full range of movement of thumb and fingers.

Ideal for supporting and protecting weak or injured wrists. Lightweight and comfortable for extended use.

• Extended long adjustable aluminum spoon supports hand and wrist from below
• Rigid spoon provides firm support from above
• Cushioned palm and breathable fabrics help promote warmth and increased circulation
• Unique adjustment straps provide a custom fit
• Bonus - Soft pillow attaches to top of brace for more comfortable use while sleeping

Visit muellersportsmed.com

50 000 people have CT surgery every year in UK

How big is the need for mediracing in UK? The population 60,587 300 (60 million) is twelve times bigger than Finland.

London has a population that is roughly two times bigger than Finland. How is mediracing scaling when adapting to the demand?

1. Finland 200 units
2. London is double: 400
3. UK is 12 times 200 = 4 800
4. If 50 000 have surgery, how many have to be mediraced?

Hi Helge, we have counted that Finland needs (public health care) about 200 Mediracer Devices (one device for 20000 - 30000 people) and it means easily 200 * 200=40000 test per year with Mediracer devices. BR Veijo

Thanks for the numbers, I've changed the math for UK. Need to do some changes in the POC Finnish blog as well. These figures are rules of thumb and they help to understand the scale of CTS as a diagnostic challenge. It would be nice to know how much shorter the CTS diagnostic is with Mediracer, compared with ENMG

London is the most populous city within city limits in the European Union with an official population of 7.5 million and has a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million people. Its diverse population draws from a wide range of peoples, cultures and religions, speaking over 300 different languages.

The picture is showing a guitar player. Are musicians vulnerable to the CTS? I guess so. Think about violin or cello players and the same goes for guitar shufflers.

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KK-Net blogged about Carpal Tunnel

KK-Net: "1) Carpal Tunnel is actually a rare condition affecting only the wrist area. If you have pain in any area other than your wrist, such as your neck, lower back, arms, etc. you probably have RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury). RSI causes symptoms characteristic of Carpal Tunnel, but it involves your entire upper body.

2) Carpal Tunnel surgery is not an effective treatment for RSI. Because the muscles you use when working on the computer are very small, extensive computer use can cause these muscles to become inflamed. This can aggravate surrounding nerves, cause pain in restricted areas (such as the carpal tunnel), eventually scarring the tissue. This damage is cumulative.

3) You can improve your condition drastically by changing your habits. How many people do you know who stretch and warm up the muscles controlling their fingers before working them? A professional athlete would never consider competing without warming up and stretching. If you use the computer more than two hours per day, you need to condition your upper body regularly like an athlete."

More information in cts and rsi-wrist-pain in this blog.

Interactive communication about CT and POC

The map of UK might be good to have here to indicate the locations. I thought, it might be a good idea to use Google map to show the points of reference. But when should the mapping start?

"Dear Helge, I just got a taste of your ideas. Not bad. I am back in my office on next Thursday. I think we can have a little discussion e.g by Skype. Please find my contact Veijo H Lesonen in Skype." Writes Veijo Lesonen.

He continues, "In UK they have innovated a new word: "to medirace" (means that your hands must be tested by Mediracer for CTS). "Have you been mediraced?". See you by Skype -Veijo."

Helge writes, "Veijo, thanks for the comment. I decided to blog about it while the mediraced makes a good story...Reading your message - not bad - as could be worse (smile). Let's work on how to get the world mediraced just like we used to google in the past."

What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Hi! I'm Monica and today we are going to be talking to you about carpal tunnel syndrome. You guys have probably all heard of carpal tunnel syndrome, but might not know exactly what it is or what the symptoms are.

Helge: Go to see Monica's video at Expert Village. The Internet is a great resource for learning about CTS.

Carpal tunnel usually happens with repetitive movements. I will go in to some of the other causes of carpal tunnel in a minute. What happens is, right here you have a nerve that basically runs from your shoulder all the way on down.

It gets stuck in here sometimes in the carpal tunnel. What happens is, the nerve ends up getting pressed on, usually from extra fluid being there just because the tissues are irritated.

The nerve gets pressed on right here, and then you have numbness, tingling, sometimes you can start having problems with sensation, problems with your hand feeling really cold and definitely pain too.

That is usually the biggest complaint of carpal tunnel. I am going to show you some exercises and other things you can avoid, things you can to do to help with carpal tunnel problems.

Digital Villages: If you like to talk about the issues covered here, please get online and we can twitter about mediracing.

The University Hospitals of Leicester

A study made in Leicester in February 2007 . I'll write more about this when I've a chat with Veijo Lesonen. Details to be found in powerpoint presentation. Download ppt.

Delivering the 18 week Patient Pathway

• 17th July 2007 by Malcolm Clarke
• Can it be done?
• By whom?
• When?
• How?

The Leicester Experience

• Overview Leicester Carpal Tunnel Service
• Traditional ways of working
• The Leicester Experience
• Traditional NCS in U.K.
• New Method of NCS
• Anglo-Finnish Collaboration
• Results /Audit
• Nurse Operating

Overview Leicester C.T.Service

• Nurse Led service
• 850 Operations per year
• 1100 New patients
• 1200 Follow-ups
• Average back to work post op 4 Days
• 12wks from referral to discharge

Traditional Ways of working

• Totally Ineffective
• Costly (wasteful Tax payers Money)
• Overkill on Resource (Theatre, Day Bed)
• Overuse of Manpower (Doctors, Nurses,Admin)
• Not Patient Friendly (Intimidating not Natural)
• Time Consuming ( Too Many Handoffs)

The Leicester Experience

• Highly Effective
• Value for Money (No Bed, No Theatre)
• Minimum Resource (Treatment Room )
• Small Manpower Resource (3People)start to finish
• Extremely Patient Friendly (Non Threatening)
• Time Effective ( Fast, Efficient Patient Pathway)

Savings to be Made being Effective

• No Bed £250 per half day
• Theatre £400 per half hour
• N.C.S £160 per Test

Traditional N.C.S. U.K.

• 16-20 Week Wait and can be much longer
• Cost between £120-£400 per test
• Referral to different hospital
• Not nice test for patient
• Long Referral to Discharge
• Totally Unacceptable

Anglo-Finnish Collaboration

• Leicester-Oulu
• 65 Patients
• All Traditional and Mediracer Tests
• 61 Operations for CTD
• 6mth Follow-up Mediracer (Sept 2006)

Results submitted for Publication

• Results/Audit Nurse Operating
• 3500 Operations
• 6000 New Referrals
• 8000 Follow-ups
• 97.8% Success Rate
• 2% Complication Rate
• High Patient and GP satisfaction rate

New Method of NCS

• No Wait (Test at 1st Appointment)
• Costs about £25-£30 for disposables
• No Referral to other Hospital required
• Comfortable for patient
• Results at 1st Appointment
• Treatment Discussed

Outcome

• Completion of Whole Treatment inside the 18 week timeframe.
• Guaranteed For all Patients
• Happy Patients/Relatives/Clinicians
• Shorter Waiting Lists
• Quality deliverance of care
• Hospitals able to tick the box
• Government achieve projected goals and claims

Early return to work

• £76.40 per day CBI Figures
• Sick pay, Lost Productivity,Loss of Tax
• 100 patients/ 75 working age
• 6 weeks off work/ 2 weeks off work
• £240,660 / £80,220
• 42,000 Ctd per year = Savings
• £67,384,800.00 one condition
• Smarter Thinking + Early return to work
• = Savings of £91,114,800.00 Minimum for the condition of Carpal Tunnels alone

The Future

• Patients treated in a one-stop Pathway
• No limit on patients treated
• No making patients wait 18 weeks
• Money saved invested back into services
• Safe guarding the NHS

Summary

• Clinically Led -Patient focussed services
• Nurse Led/Others from referral to discharge
• Large input on patient Comfort/Satisfaction
• Do use Cost Effective methods for Tests and Surgery
• Do not use theatres ( Usually £800 per hour)
• Do not use beds ( Usually £250 per half Day)
• Early Return to Work+Change of Practice could save a minimum of £100 Million

Daily Mail writes abut Mediracer Award

1. Mediracer is a Finnish company
2. Slash the time it takes for a doctor to diagnose a common cause of wrist pain
3. The invention is called Mediracer
4. It takes five minutes to identify a condition called carpal tunnel syndrome
5. CTS affects up to one in 12 people, predominantly women
6. Nerve conduction tests are normally carried out to diagnose the problem
7. Waiting time can be up to two years, due to shortage of specialists to operate bulky testing equipment
8. Mediracer uses the same technology (EMG) but on a simpler scale
9. It can operated by doctors, nurses or occupational therapists, which means patients can now turn up and be tested on the same day
10. "The great advantage is you can teach anyone to do this test," says Mr Tim Green, consultant orthopaedic surgeonat University Hospitals Leicester.
11. "It's done away with the waiting lists completely. That's important because 50,000 people a year in Britain have surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome."

At the press of a button, the instrument measures the speed at which nerve signals pass between two points, highlighting a blockage caused by pressure on the median nerve.

The device, which costs just under £5,000, was a finalist in the recent Medical Futures Innovations awards.

• Malcolm Clark ppt

Early return to work

• £76.40 per day CBI Figures
• Sick pay, Lost Productivity,Loss of Tax
• 100 patients / 75 working age
• 6 weeks off work/ 2 weeks off work
• £240,660 / £80,220
• 42,000 Ctd per year = Savings
• £67,384,800.00 one condition
• Smarter Thinking + Early return to work
• = Savings of £91,114,800.00 Minimum for the condition of Carpal Tunnels alone

Roadmap for the global journey

Veijo Lesonen, Thanks a lot for the information you posted. I've built the English and Finnish blogs featuring Mediracer, Point of Care and CTS - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Social Media and blogging are tools to increase national and global interest for Mediracer and its benefits. I’ve been digging about CTS on the web and also educating myself about the syndrome. The web is full of valuable information but it's a good idea to collect information to one point of care.

I think there is a big untapped potential in the use of web 2.0 applications for rapid business development through the use of Virtual Organizations.

The material about 20 years Anniversary looks great and the news from the London Medical Innovation Gala was great. All the things you sent give excellent background information for the customer relationship program we discussed. The award opens an avenues for global and focused communication.

Severe carpal tunnel syndrome potentially needing

Severe carpal tunnel syndrome potentially needing ...[J Hand Surg [Am]. 2003] - PubMed Result: "Atroshi I, Gummesson C, Johnsson R, McCabe SJ, Ornstein E. Department of Orthopedics, Hässleholm-Kristianstad Hospitals, Kristianstad, Sweden.

PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence of severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) that potentially needs surgical treatment in a general population. METHODS: A health-status questionnaire was mailed to a random general population sample of 3,000 subjects (ages, 25-74 y).

The responders who reported numbness and/or tingling in the median nerve distribution in the hands were asked to attend a clinical evaluation at which they completed the validated CTS questionnaire and underwent physical examination and nerve conduction tests. The CTS questionnaire measures the severity of symptoms and disability on a scale from 1 (none) to 5 (most severe).

The potential need for surgery was defined as CTS symptom severity score of 3.2 or greater or functional status score of 2.5 or greater (corresponding to median preoperative scores for surgical patients in previous reports).

RESULTS: The response rate for the survey was 83%. Of the responders who reported numbness and/or tingling in the median nerve distribution in the hands 81% attended the clinical evaluation.

Of the 94 subjects diagnosed with clinically certain CTS, 19 (20%; 12 with electrophysiologically proven median neuropathy) had previously undiagnosed CTS that potentially needed surgical treatment, yielding a population prevalence of 7 per 1,000 (95% confidence interval, 4-11 per 1,000).

CONCLUSIONS: In a general population there was a 0.7% prevalence of undiagnosed CTS with a severity similar to that of patients undergoing surgery. The degree to which variable numbers of this group are drawn into a medical system could account for variations in the rate of surgery performed.

PMID: 12877853 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]"

How well is CTS understood?

The painless endoscopic technique for definitive treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome is demonstrated while surgeon narrates the cause and treatment options of this common condition.

It has NOTHING to do with typing, so keep surfing away.

Read more at www.drbadia.com

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I'd like to have Veijo's comment about this.

"I guess it is right that women are having two or three times more frequently CTS compared to men. Is that right?"

Added: January 07, 2007 | From: drbadia

Discussion about CTS

Take a look at this YouTube video discussing carpal tunnel syndrome.

YouTube viewers comment the video. Here are some question:

How many times a day you have to do this? Will I ever be able to use a computer as b4 and without feeling pain?

How long usually does a person have to rest b4 going back to work?

Ive been resting for a month my muscles feel like tired, over-used.

I worked in a call center. Does the special orthopedic "gloves" help? Should I use any specific one? I want to avoid the operation. I have heard from some doctors and friends that the operation is not effective and you could lose sensitivity or movement?

A: You need treatment (Remove restrictions) at the same time you are do the exercise.

"I have carpal tunnel syndrome and I've never had a massage, it would most likely feel good. But the exercises with "the web" that the doctor demonstrated would without a doubt make my hands go numb temporarily. I have trouble believing healing could come out of it." Writes Dewey.

Carpal tunnel release

On December 11, watch live surgery on OR-Live.com as orthopaedic hand surgeon Andrew E. Caputo, MD performs a carpal tunnel release.

More information about Carpal tunnel treatment is available on YouTube.

Are you working to much with your computer?

CTS as Computer Related Health Hazards. Doing the same hand movements over and over can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome.

When blogging about this, I come to think that I'm a heavy user of computers. My work keeps me at the keyboard for hours. Need to think about not doing the same repetitive tasks continuously. It's good to have a rest. The ergonomics of our work environment is also an important issue.

Extensive and continuous use of computers, among others, can lead to following problems:

1. Repetitive Strain Injuries
2. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
3. Eye Strains and Computer Vision Syndrome
4. Internet Addiction
5. Stress and Depression
6. Radiation

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is defined as a Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) caused when the median nerve is pushed by the flexor tendons inside the tunnel made up of the wrist bones, or carpals.

Mediracer is a diagnostic tool for rapid detection of CTS. The development of the method started 20 years ago.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful disorder of the wrist and hand. The carpal tunnel is a narrow tunnel formed by the bones and other tissues of your wrist. This tunnel protects your median nerve.

The median nerve gives you feeling in your thumb, and index, middle and ring fingers. But when other tissues in the carpal tunnel, such as ligaments and tendons, get swollen or inflamed, they press against the median nerve. That pressure can make part of your hand hurt or feel numb.

Veijo Lesonen is a medical doctor specialized in neurophysiology. He has invented the patented Mediracer diagnostic tool.

What's your family doctor saying about CTS? Take a look>>

People at risk include people who use:

1. computers,
   
2. carpenters,
   
3. grocery checkers,
   
4. assembly-line workers,
   
5. meat packers,
   
6. musicians and mechanics.
   
7. Hobbies such as gardening,
   
8. needlework,
   
9. golfing and
   
10. canoing can sometimes bring on the symptoms.

HOW IS CTS CAUSED?

The forearm flexor tendons and a few nerves pass through a small tunnel formed by the wrist bones, or carpals, into the hand.

As you move you hands and fingers, the flexor tendons rub against the sides of the tunnel, sometimes causing them to swell and push the median nerve.

When the median nerve is pushed by the tendons, we feel pain.

SYMPTOMOS OF CTS

• Pain that may run up the hand into the wrist and arm
• Pain in your wrist, palm or forearm
• Numbness sweeling and coldness in the hands
  
• Tingling in your hand and fingers, especially the thumb and index and middle fingers
• Loss of strength and/or joint movement
• More numbness or pain at night than during the day
  
• The pain may be so bad it wakes you up
  
• You may shake or rub your hand to get relief
• More pain when you use your hand or wrist more
• Discomfort and stiffness in the hands, trouble gripping objects
• The need to massage your hands, wrists and arms

REASONS FOR CTS

• Stress will increase muscle tension causing pain
• Long hours in the keyboard, especially those that type more than four hours
• Lack of circulation in the muscles that prevents nutrients and oxygen to reach the tissues
• Inadequate rest and breaks
• Genetic predisposition due to the amount of lubrication of the flexor tendons that one receives and the tunnel's geometry
• Other health problems like diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis
• Poor posture including the sitting, placement of hands on the keyboard and proper height of the keyboard
• Poor diet (lack of vitamins)

CTS TREATMENT

• Rest, rest and more rest
• Use of a wrist brace or splint
• Take medication like ibuprofen
• Cut back on sugar, caffeine, alcohol and take vitamins
• Keep hands warm, take breaks, exercise your hands and arms
• Correct your typing and use your knowledge of ergonomics
• Surgery should be your last retreat if everything else fails

Ergonomics, the "science of work," is a field of technology that considers human capabilities and limitations in the design of machines and objects that people use, the work processes that they must follow, and the environments in which they operate."

ERGONOMIC ADVICE

• Use a chair that has full support of your back, is adjustable, and has a footrest and armrest
• Place your feet firmly on the floor
• Use an ergonomic keyboard that is angled or can split to enjoy a more natural typing position
• Use a wrist rest that is comfortable
• Place your hands straight when typing, the angle of your forearm and upper arm should be 90 degrees
• Sit 24 to 28 inches away from your monitor
• Place the monitor 15-30 degrees below your straight-ahead line of sight
• Keep your body away from the sides and backs of monitors to reduce the exposure of radiation
• Avoid glare on your monitor (do not have strong sources of light in your back) and use screens that minimize glare
• Use the proper light in your work environment that is compatible with the monitor frequency

Writes "spiros" in powerpoint presentation: Reasons for CTS injury. Stress will increase muscle tension causing pain; Long hours in the keyboard, especially those that type more than four hours ...

Medical Futures Innovation Award London, UK

Medical Futures: Mediracer - Carpal Tunnel Diagnosis Veijo Lesonen & Mr Tim Green Winner of the Best Diagnostic in the Bone & Joint Innovation Awards 2007.

This is a new device that can diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome in an out patient setting. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition most commonly affecting middle aged women.

Symptoms include pain and tingling in the fingers and often sufferers drop things accidentally. The cause is squashing of a nerve in the wrist and diagnosis is confirmed using a special nerve test that can take 9 months to arrange in many centres due to long waiting lists.

This new device is hand held and allows instant diagnosis in an out-patient setting. It was developed in Finland but tested by a team of British Orthopaedic surgeons who have now developed a one stop service for treating carpal tunnel syndrome and have virtually abolished their waiting lists from 106 weeks to nil."

The neurophysiolog Veijo Lesonen says, "Winning the award was like participating in the Oscar Gala."

The event took place in London June 14, 2007.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia •

Neurophysiology is a part of physiology. Neurophysiology is the study of nervous system function. It is closely connected with neurobiology, psychology, neurology, clinical neurophysiology, electrophysiology, ethology, neuroanatomy, cognitive science and other brain sciences.

Surgical Neurophysiology is an applied subfield of neuroscience. A surgical neurophysiologist may work as a researcher at a university, or as a member of a surgical team in the surgical suite or operating room (OR).

In the OR, he or she is involved with the functional monitoring of neural structures and neural systems with the aim of safe guarding the nervous system of the patient. He or she may also facilitate the surgical procedure by performing electrophysiological assays to identify neural structures.

These intraoperative roles are termed neuromonitoring. Neuromonitoring is of great benefit to a patient undergoing any of a wide variety of surgeries -- generally, any surgery in which:

1. there is a high risk of damage to the nervous system, and/or
2. the procedure requires functional guidance.

Surgical neurophysiologists are trained in neuroscience, electrophysiology, and anatomy.

The specialised skills and judgment needed to perform neuromonitoring are almost always obtained through mentoring in the OR. The specialised knowledge may be obtained similarly, or formally, and some in the field have an MD or Ph.D..

Two stages of credentialing exist: the technologist level CNIM [1], and the professional level D.ABNM [2].

Talking with Viejo Lesonen

Good morning Veijo Lesonen, I'd like to talk with you about the Medical Futures Innovation Award. Congratulations. When did you get the award?

"We got the best orthopedic diagnostic method innovation award in June 2007 and in London," Veijo Lesonen, the Finnish neurophysilogist and managing director of Mediracer Ltd. confirms.

The showcase of the 2007 Medical Futures Innovation Awards took place at a prestigious venue in central London. Hosted by Joanna Lumley and Rory Bremner it was a fantastic event attended by over 750 distinguished guests, truly a Who's Who of health care.

Welcome to new blog about CTS

This is a new blog about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and its early detection. My Disability Blog: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Social Security Disability (ssd, ssdi) and SSI: "Carpal tunnel syndrome and social security disability I hope these links are helpful. I have some experience with carpal tunnel syndrome, both as an observer and as someone who has been semi-afflicted with the condition.

• Read more about CTS from the linked blog
  

I say semi-afflicted because I believe that I was starting to see the initial symptoms of cts, or carpal tunnel syndrome in both my hands. I had problems with individual knuckle joints and not always the same joint on any given day. I also started having weird sensations of hot and/or cold in either hand, wrist, or forearm.

• Office work and computer users
  

Carpal tunnel syndrome is, by definition, a degenerative condition. Cts is a repetitive stress injury. So, from all the disability cases I've encountered that involve carpal tunnel injuries, as soon as I saw cts symptoms, I IMMEDIATELY backed off from the amount of keyboard work I was doing.

• Keyboard work
  

Not only that, but I did what the alternative medicine article list above suggests: I started using vitamin b6 supplements for my carpal tunnel symptoms. I also, as a precautionary move, started wearing wrist splints. Was all of this successful?

• Wrist splints
  

I would say so. Most of my carpal tunnel syndrome symptomology seems to have dissipated. Whether it was due to the splints, the b6, or mainly just resting my arms and hands more, I can't really..."

Founded in 2002 in Oulu, Finland, Mediracer Ltd specialises in medical technology. The company’s core business is the development, manufacture and global sales of Point of Care (POC) diagnostic testing equipment for diseases of the peripheral nervous system.

POC analysis equipment makes treatment processes faster and easier, and therefore also extremely cost-efficient.

Mediracer Ltd’s operations are supported by an expanding international network of medical, healthcare and technology partners.

Vision: Mediracer is a superior and leading company in the world of research, development and sales for Point of Care Diagnostic devices and services, assisting physicians in their clinical work. Innovative Mediracer Methods will be Golden Standards in the future.

London, UK 2007