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Abstract

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is known to be one of the hand complications resulting from prolonged static posture and high muscle tension, particularly during computer-game playing. This study focuses on examining the impact of CTS during computer-game playing among university students in Malaysia. For the purposes of this study, students in the age range of 18-25 years and have experiencing hand discomforts, such as numbness, tingling, pain or burning sensations while playing computer games were approached. A Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) was administered and students reported on the frequency, the severity of CTS and experiences during computer-game playing. The commonest symptom was numbness. Most of the symptom cases were mild and half of the respondents also described having hand difficulty. This problem creates a great impact relating to their subsequent playing experiences. This study shows that, CTS among the students is in the mild category.