article_snippet: It is extremely common — research shows as many as 73 per cent of people who use a computer at work experience a computer, with an estimated 200,000 cases of work-related musculoskeletal complaints in the hand, wrist, arm, elbow, shoulder and neck last year alone, according to official statistics.
article_snippet: Other common causes include tendonitis (inflammation of a tendon) or tenosynovitis (inflammation of a tendon sheath).
article_snippet: For example, with diabetes, long-term poor management of blood sugar levels (often because the condition hasn’t been diagnosed) can lead to tingling, numbness and pain in the fingers
article_snippet: The most common are rheumatoid arthritis and MS, but it could be a different neurological condition, such as Parkinson’s, or diabetes.
article_snippet: this chemical plays a vital role in regulating movement.
article_snippet: The problem is that many of The problem symptoms, such as loss of smell, constipation, a frozen shoulder and spidery writing, can be signs of other conditions.
article_snippet: And many of its symptoms, such as loss of smell, constipation, a frozen shoulder and spidery writing, can be signs of other conditions can appear up to a decade before motor symptoms, such as a tremor, slowness or rigidity of movement.
article_snippet: This affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of symptoms, including uncontrolled muscle movement, balance and vision problems and fatigue.