[Histonet] repetitive wrist injury

[Gervaip <@t> aol.com]

The best thing I found was the cheapest .... at Bed Bath and Beyond., and I 
 have tried them all.    They are like 6x6 little rubber mats.  I  do find 
that one does not do the trick, my hands are so bad.  So I use  three of 
them and it really helps.  And at times, because the jar wants to  slip, I use 
one of the mats to hold the bottom of the jar, while turning the top  with 
the others.  The rubber mats are like those sheets you buy to put  under rugs 
so they do not slip.   We cut up rectangle pieces to place  under our foot 
pedals (motorized microtomes)at work so they will not slip away  on the 
floor.  
 
 
In a message dated 7/27/2011 1:19:34 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
mcauliff <@t> umdnj.edu writes:

You can try  something called a strap wrench. It is a flexible strap that 
wraps around  things like oil filters, smoke detectors and jar lids with 
a handle on the  other end. Available at hardware, Home Depot and maybe 
your physical plant  dept.

Geoff


On 7/27/2011 12:55 PM, Garcia, Lori, Sr.  Scientist wrote:
>   I bought a big countertop jar opener a  few years back for the same 
reason, only we have very large jars that we can't  even get our little female 
hands around. The jar opener was supposed to open  all sizes, but it wasn't 
able to open either our large ones or our small ones.  Big waste! I hope you 
find something that works. Maybe one of us should invent  jars that are 
really airtight and still easy to open!
>  Lori
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu  
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Roberta  Horner
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:16 AM
> To: Cathy;  histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] repetitive  wrist injury
>
> I recently went to the doctor about pain in my  thumb (joint closest to 
the wrist) and was told it is arthritis and for  opening jars I should get 
one of those kitchen jar openers.  Either the  under the counter or a hand 
held one.
> Roberta
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:  histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu  
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cathy
>  Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 10:02 PM
> To:  histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] repetitive wrist  injury
>
> Has anyone experienced problems with the  histotechnologists or 
Pathologist's Assistants developing wrist injuries from  opening the small specimen 
containers all day on the grossing bench?  If  so, how did you address this 
issue?  We have had occupational health  assess the process; there haven't 
been any suggestions  yet.
>
>
>
> Cathy
>
> Kelowna,  B.C.
>
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