About Arthritis: Painful Hands - Is It Arthritis or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

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Some of the SiliconeKids have joint and muscle pain . . . Nobody has said if they've been dx'd with arthritis or not. This is going to come in scrambled . . . but if you're interested, you'll find some good links.Rogene----- Forwarded Message ----From: "carwol@..." <carwol@...>--------------------------- EDITOR'S NOTE ----------------------------<p><b><a href="http://arthritis.about.com/od/diseasesandconditions/">Types of Arthritis</a></b><b> |</b><b> <a href="http://arthritis.about.com/od/arthritisbyanatomy/">Joint Pain</a></b><b> |</b><b> <a href="http://arthritis.about.com/od/arthritismedications/">Drug Side Effects</a></b><b> |</b><b> <a href="http://arthritis.about.com/od/arthritislearnthebasics/">Arthritis Symptoms</a></b><b> |</b><b> <a href="http://arthritis.about.com/od/alternativetreatments/">Natural Remedies</a></b></p><p><i>The question for each man is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence, and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has. ~ Hamilton Mabie</i>http://arthritis.about.com------------------------- IN THE SPOTLIGHT ---------------------------Painful Hands - Is It Arthritis or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?<a href="http://arthritis.about.com/b/a/257745.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/arthritis/1/0/u/B/carpaltunnelsyndrome.JPG" width="80" height="60" border="0" hspace="5" align="left"></a>You may know someone who has carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) or you may suspect you have it yourself when your hands begin to hurt. 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