Hand injuries increasing at work Employers need to take steps to reduce risks, repetition for workers

About 25 percent of all reported occupational illnesses are “repeated trauma disorders,” or those caused by repetitive movements that create stress in the hand. And a growing number of those problems are being traced to CTS, said Dr. Robert Schenck, associate professor and director of hand surgery at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center and founder of Hand Therapy in Chicago. For reasons not yet fully understood, CTS tends to affect women twice as often as it does men, Schenck said. While it can be caused by arthritis, diabetes or the edema that some women experience during pregnancy, it usually affects people whose jobs require repetitive hand and wrist motions. Writers and clerical workers who sit glued to a computer terminal all day can develop such cumulative trauma disorders (along with neck, back and vision problems); so can pianists, accordionists and potters (who use the same twisting motions over and over again as they shape a piece of clay on a wheel). Assembly line workers and food processors frequently develop CTS.
shoulder cramp

Christine Vogel

Full text: [Chicago Sun - Times] May 7, 1986

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Despite trailing series 2-0, Bucks Coach Nelson confident

MILWAUKEE – The prevailing opinion is that this trip to the Great Lakes was done purely because of NBA protocol. Milwaukee’s Bucks, minus their antlers, should be declared legally dead and save us the formalities of two more snoozers in this Eastern Conference Finals. Sidney Moncrief gave it that old Razorback try in Game 2, hobbling 37 minutes on an injured heel, but he was anything but a statistical factor. Ricky Pierce didn’t even put on his work clothes, a shoulder ailment reducing him to spectator status. And Terry Cummings, playing with a hand injury, still has problems catching a pass. With Sidney in the game, it opened things up a lot for us,” said [Randy Breuer]. Sidney would pass the ball to me, but his guy wouldn’t leave him. That would give me more room to work.”
shoulder bone spur

GEORGE WHITE

Full text: [Houston Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext)] May 17, 1986

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Celtics polish off Bucks in four straight; await the final foe

The Celtics had struggled fitfully all afternoon with a Milwaukee team that refused to accept its certain fate. Milwaukee led 84-79 early in the fourth quarter, and still trailed by just 95-92 when [Larry Bird] got tired of the drip-drip-drip pace of the game. The Bucks played gamely once again, despite a hospital ward of hobbled players. Sidney Moncrief struggled for 40 minutes with his injured heel, pouring in 27 points with 8 assists. Terry Cummings, playing again with a hand injury, had 9 rebounds although [Kevin McHale] defensed him superbly. Cummings, Milwaukee’s big scoring threat, could tally only 15. The Bucks finished the game with a 40 percent shooting day, thanks to the strangling defensive efforts of McHale, Johnson, Bird and [Bill Walton]. On the other end, the Celtics were hitting 50 percent of their tries, and Bird was finishing off the sweep by hitting five of his six three-point tries.
shoulder blade tendonitis

GEORGE WHITE

Full text: [Houston Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext)] May 19, 1986

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Twin towers vs. twin towers | NBA finalists each start 2 big men, but Celts have Bird

Conversely, the Rockets have lost the most apparent advantage they had over the Lakers. [Ralph Sampson] and/or [Akeem Olajuwon] aren’t looking down anymore at the likes of Kurt Rambis, an infirm Mitch Kupchak or an aged Maurice Lucas. Part of the reason Olajuwon was so strong against L.A. was that when assigned to guard Rambis, Akeem could relax his defense, except to help Sampson and reject the shot of anyone daring to shoot in his general vicinity. A review of their two regular-season games helps little in this regard, for injuries to either of the Houston big men had a role in both games, each a Boston victory. Olajuwon was out of commission with a sprained right ankle when the Celtics beat the Rockets, 116- 104, at Houston’s Summit on March 11. In the second period of their rematch at Boston Garden two weeks later, Sampson was taken off the court on a stretcher with a back injury, not to return for three games. Despite 29 points and 14 rebounds by Olajuwon, the Celtics prevailed again, 114-107. It has been proven, however, that the only player capable of shutting down [Larry Bird] is Larry Bird. That was the story in last year’s NBA finals. Teammates insisted Bird was bothered by a hand injury throughout the 1985 playoffs, but Bird refused to blame that for what he considered a shooting slump. Some slump. As much as it seemed he couldn’t hit anything, Bird still sank 44.9 percent of his field-goal attempts. Some people here suspect Bird will make the Rockets pay for his year-old frustration.
shooting pain hand

Chris Jenkins

Full text: [The San Diego Union] May 25, 1986

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ROCKETS NEED BIG BOOST FROM GUARDS

The Celtics will see a changed Rockets’ lineup when the two teams meet in Game 1 of the NBA finals tomorrow in Boston. Robert Reid, who had never played point guard before in his career, stepped in when guard Allen Leavell was injured and has guided the Rockets with consistent outside shooting and solid leadership on the floor. Lewis Lloyd has continued to be the Rockets’ open-court threat, Leavell has come back from his hand injury and was a key in the Rockets’ decisive win over Los Angeles in the Western Conference finals, and reserve Mitchell Wiggins is hitting better than 50 percent from the field.
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RICHARD LUNA

Full text: [Seattle Times] May 25, 1986

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CLEMENS’ HAND INJURY NOT SERIOUS

That was the word from the Red Sox as relayed to them by Dr. Arthur Pappas in Worcester, Mass., where [Roger Clemens] was examined yesterday. The sprain was a recurrence of a high school football injury. Pappas said it did not show up in normal X-rays but was revealed when Clemens underwent a bone scan. [Trainer Charlie Moss] pointed out that Clemens was still throwing his fastball more than 90 miles per hour Sunday when he pitched a near no-hitter before winding up with a two-hit, 7-1 victory against Texas. The knuckle had been injured in the first inning “when he threw a certain pitch,” said Moss. “But that didn’t stop him from throwing no-hit ball for the next seven innings. Catcher Rich Gedman is not expected to rejoin the club until this weekend in Minnesota. He is in Worcester, where a wake for his father, who died Sunday, will be held today at Hendry Funeral home. Services are set for tomorrow morning. Gedman and Clemens returned to Boston on the same plane Monday. Dave Stapleton and Mike Stenhouse will continue to serve as backup catchers behind Marc Sullivan.
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Larry Whiteside, Globe Staff

Full text: [Boston Globe (pre-1997 Fulltext)] May 28, 1986

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RECORDS

Throughout most of the ’70s, Southside’s career had the dubious distinction to be unfavorably compared to N.J. contemporary Bruce Springsteen’s. One took the high road, the other the low road. Despite a few successful tours (one marked by a serious hand injury), the sheer size of [Johnny Lyon]‘s bands made it economically tough on the road, and through the best of times and the worst of times musicians would come and then depart, discouraged. The main man sang fine renditions of basic East Coast R&B, scoring minor hits with “Fever” and others – before FM rock radio turned its back on any old friend who was not a superstar. Southside disappeared for a while, resurfaced with his band’s name scaled down from the Asbury Jukes to simply the Jukes, and now is touring the kind of nightclub level that can accept this kind of powerful, emotional music. No longer must Johnny shoot for a stardom that never was. Perhaps his priorities are in order.
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MARTY RACINE

Full text: [Houston Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext)] Jun 8, 1986

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Shawn faces suspension

Shawn O’Sullivan will have to delay his return to the ring. Not only does the popular East York boxer need medical attention for his damaged right hand, he automatically faces a 45-day suspension after suffering a technical knockout in his loss to Simon Brown Sunday in a televised fight at the CNE Coliseum. O’Sullivan will fly to New York later this week to have his damaged right hand examined by Dr. Martin Posner, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hand injuries and has had success in dealing with boxing damage. O’Sullivan’s next fight, July 31 in Worcester, Mass., has been cancelled. No opponent had been signed. It would have been impossible for O’Sullivan to meet his fight date under Ontario rules which make a suspension mandatory after a TKO or knockout. Athletics commissioner Clyde Gray said O’Sullivan also may be required to undergo neurological tests. It is up to the ring physicians.
scapular pain

Full text: [Toronto Star] Jun 11, 1986

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Hubie Brooks ignores pain of hand injury to lead Expos to win

Keith Hernandez hit a tie-breaking home run in the sixth inning and Gary Carter’s three-run homer capped a six-run seventh as the host New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs, 10-3. Pinch-hitter Randy Bush’s tie-breaking two-run home run keyed a six-run sixth inning as the host Minnesota Twins used a five-homer barrage to defeat the Cleveland Indians, 9-8. After Greg Gagne’s one-out single, Bush hit his fifth homer for a 6-4 Twins lead. Kirby Puckett singled and Steve Lombardozzi walked before Kent Hrbek greeted reliever Scott Bailes with a two-run double. Gary Gaetti’s sacrifice fly capped the inning.
ruptured supraspinatus tendon

Full text: [Toronto Star] Jun 21, 1986

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Reds Take Two From Braves; Brooks Sparks Expos’ Win / NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Montreal: Hubie Brooks is still suffering the effects of a hand injury but the way he hit the ball last night he might never want to recover. The Montreal shortstop went 4-for-4 and drove in two runs. At New York: Keith Hernandez was happy to return to Shea Stadium after going hitless in his previous 14 at-bats during a three-game trip to Montreal. Hernandez hit his fifth home run of the season in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie after singling home New York’s first run in the fourth. “I never met him,” [Bob Forsch] said after passing Dean for fifth place on the all-time Cardinals’ victory list with 135. “But I remember when Dean and Pee Wee Reese (former Brooklyn Dodgers’ shortstop) did the game of the week on radio. He (Dean) used to say `slud.’ That made the game fun to listen to, everybody sludding.”
rotator cuff tendonitis surgery

Full text: [San Francisco Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext)] Jun 21, 1986

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Als still juggling talent for Friday opener here

The Alouettes made four changes Tuesday and another Wednesday, cutting second-year defensive back George Volek. The likely replacement for Volek on the roster in Chateauguay, P.Q., native Raymond Caissie, a wide receiver. The Rough Riders, meanwhile, have made a couple of roster moves necessitated by the broken right hand injury to import offensive lineman Eliapo Sala. Sala injured the hand on the weekend in practice, has been operated on and will be out for at least a month. The Riders also announced the signing of offensive tackle Roger Cattlelan to a three-year contract. Cattlelan, a graduate of Boston College and a 1985 Eastern Division all-star, was the Riders’ 1983 territorial exemption and was entering the option year of his existing pact.
rotator cuff tendonitis impingement

Don Campbell Citizen staff writer

Full text: [The Ottawa Citizen] Jun 26, 1986

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Argo’s Holloway still ‘iffy’ for Friday

Argonauts’ quarterback Condredge Holloway said yesterday that, on a scale of 1 to 10, his chances of playing against B.C. Lions in Vancouver on Friday, when the Argos try for their third consecutive victory, stand at eight. The fact that receiver Mervyn Fernandez, last year’s outstanding player in the Canadian Football League, is out for six or seven weeks with a hand injury, and punter-kicker Lui Passaglia is doubtful with pulled stomach muscles, doesn’t change [Bob O'Billovich]‘s thinking that this will be Argos’ toughest test this season. In a 43-18 victory in Toronto, Passaglia had 19 points on three field goals, six singles and four converts. Then, in a 32-23 win over the Argos in Vancouver, Passaglia kicked a club-record 24 points – seven field goals, two singles and one convert.
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Rick Fraser Toronto Star

Full text: [Toronto Star] Jul 8, 1986

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HAND INJURY MAY DISABLE DURHAM

The Cubs are concerned about the hand injury of first baseman Leon Durham and are considering placing him on the disabled list. Manager Gene Michael and general manager Dallas Green, who observed Durham during batting practice Wednesday, say they may want to take another look at him in Los Angeles before considering a roster move. Center-fielder Bobby Dernier (sore shoulder) and infielder Manny Trillo (thumb injury) are just about ready to come off the disabled list. “No way am I going on the DL, that’s not right,” said Durham, who bruised his left hand and suffered possible ligament damage when he ran into the box-seat railing while chasing a foul ball Sunday in San Diego. Terry Francona replaced Durham Wednesday for the second straight game.
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Fred Mitchell, Chicago Tribune

Full text: [Chicago Tribune (pre-1997 Fulltext)] Jul 10, 1986

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Phils Send Foley to Montreal / BASEBALL

[Tom Foley], 26, was the Phillies’ starting shortstop until he suffered a broken wrist in spring training and was replaced by Steve Jeltz. Since then, Foley was a utility player batting .295 in 39 games. The Phillies needed [Dan Schatzeder] because left-handed reliever Don Carman recently became a starter. Schatzeder is 3-2 with one save and a 3.20 earned run average in appearances, and is batting .429. Montreal needs Foley because starting shortstop Hubie Brooks is sidelined with hand injuries. [Odom]‘s attorney, Stephan A. DeSales, immediately began attacking [Willie Earl Harris]‘ statements, introducing a taped transcript with police in which Harris said the buys were two to three years apart and weaving the groundwork for a defense that Odom was framed by police and his former co-worker. Odom plans to testify, probably early next week.
rotator cuff symptoms and treatment

Full text: [San Francisco Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext)] Jul 25, 1986

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Late miracle not needed: Astros bury Phillies

ASTRO NOTES – After eight months and eight days, Steve Engel, a 24-year-old left-handed pitcher, was sent to the Astros by the Chicago Cubs as the player to be named later in the Billy Hatcher-for-Jerry Mumphrey trade. Engel was 6-6 for the Cubs’ Class AAA Iowa farm club this season. He will report to the Astros’ minor-league team in Tucson this weekend. Last year with the Cubs, Engel was 1-5 with a 5.57 earned run average in 11 games. He was used primarily as a starter in the Cubs’ organization . . .. . . [Davey Lopes] was in the lineup again Thursday, starting in left field in place of Jose Cruz. In addition to left-hander [Shane Rawley] being on the mound for the Phillies, Cruz was fighting a head cold . . .. . . With [Billy Doran], Billy Hatcher and Lopes at the top of the lineup, the Astros have 76 stolen bases from their first three hitters. Hatcher, with 25 steals, is closing on Doran for the team lead. Doran has 33. Hatcher has been caught stealing only six times – three of them on pickoffs . . .. . . In the second game of the series tonight at 6:35, Jim Deshaies will pitch against Charles Hudson of the Phillies. The Astros beat Hudson 11-4 in the Dome two weeks ago . . . . . . Before Thursday’s game, the Phillies announced they had acquired left-hander Dan Schatzeder from Montreal for shortstop Tom Foley. Schatzeder was 3-2 with the Expos; Foley was hitting .295 with the Phillies. Montreal needs a shortstop because of the uncertain status of Hubie Brooks’ hand injury. Brooks missed all three games of the recent series in the Dome. . . .. . . The Phillies’ version of the Equitable Old-Timers Game will be played before Saturday night’s game. Once again, Manager [Hal Lanier], coaches Yogi Berra, Denis Menke and Gene Tenace and broadcaster Larry Dierker will take part.
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NEIL HOHLFELD

Full text: [Houston Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext)] Jul 25, 1986

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C.D.B. LAUDS SYMBOLS OF SOUTHERN TRADITION

Halfway through the concert, [Charlie Daniels] exited the stage and returned with what everyone had been waiting for. When Daniels pulled out his fiddle and made it cook, the audience went wild. Dressed in a red plaid shirt, jeans, boots and topped by his huge signature 10-gallon hat, a much-thinner-than-usual Daniels did a shuffling jig around the stage and became one with the instrument tucked under his chin. His almost-possessed playing was the highlight of the concert. Charlie Hayward on bass and Jack Gavin, the band’s newest member, on drums were a solid presence. And James Ardledge did a fine job of substituting on keyboards for Taz DiGregorio who was absent because of a hand injury. Carolyn Corlew sang good back-up, and her outfit and dancing provided a dash of glitz and glitter.
rotator cuff impingement symptoms

David Areford

Full text: [Richmond Times - Dispatch] Jul 26, 1986

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Cards stop Astros 6-5

ASTROS NOTES – Second baseman [Billy Doran] may miss the entire series against St. Louis due to his strained left groin muscle. “It’s a lot better than we thought it would be,” Manager Hal Lanier said Friday night, “but there’s no reason to rush him back.” Doran suffered the injury Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. Catcher [Alan Ashby] was back in the lineup after missing two games with a bruised instep on his right foot . . .. . . Mike Scott (13-8) will pitch for the Astros tonight at 7:05 against Danny Cox (7-10) for St. Louis. Scott has pitched shutouts in two of his last three starts. He is 1-0 against the Cardinals this year and 3-0 over the last two seasons. In the final game of the series and road trip Sunday at 1:15 p.m., Jim Deshaies (8-3) will go against left-hander Tim Conroy (3-7). The Astros open a six-game home stand Monday night against Chicago. The Pittsburgh Pirates also visit the Astrodome during the home stand . . .. . . St. Louis outfielder [Andy Van Slyke] entered the series as the team’s hottest hitter. Van Slyke had eight hits in his last 15 at-bats, including four doubles and a home run. Over his last 23 games, Van Slyke has gone 28-for-78 for a .359 average. Van Slyke has eight home runs and is the only Cardinal with a chance to reach double figures in that department. Jack Clark leads the team with nine homers, but he’s expected to miss the rest of the season with a hand injury. As a team, St. Louis has 40 home runs – 45 fewer than Pittsburgh, the team with the second fewest in the league. Do you know me? For the second straight series in St. Louis, a picture of Jerry Mumphrey was flashed on the scoreboard at Busch Stadium when [Billy Hatcher] came to the plate. Hatcher was traded for Mumphrey last off-season . . .. . . In the minors, Mark Bailey was behind the plate for the first time in nearly three weeks at Tucson. Bailey had been playing first base because of a sore right shoulder. Also at Tucson, left-hander Jeff Calhoun pitched two shutout innings. Calhoun, who had been out with a sore shoulder, could be added to the Astros’ roster before Sept. 1 in order to make him eligible for possible postseason play. In Class A, Cameron Drew raised his totals to 25 homers and 107 RBI at Asheville and Russ Elsberry pitched a three-hitter and struck out 13 for Auburn, which leads its division in the New York-Penn League by 1 1/2 games.
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NEIL HOHLFELD

Full text: [Houston Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext)] Aug 23, 1986

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Astros misfire in 6-5 loss

Andy Van Slyke, the Cardinals’ hottest hitter, drilled a single to right to cut the Astros’ lead to 2-1. Van Slyke stole second base ahead of a walk on four pitches to Curt Ford. ASTROS NOTES – Second baseman [Billy Doran] may miss the entire series against St. Louis due to his strained left groin muscle. “It’s a lot better than we thought it would be,” Manager Hal Lanier said Friday night, “but there’s no reason to rush him back.” Doran suffered the injury Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. Catcher [Alan Ashby] was back in the lineup after missing two games with a bruised instep on his right foot . . .. . . Mike Scott (13-8) will pitch for the Astros tonight at 7:05 against Danny Cox (7-10) for St. Louis. Scott has pitched shutouts in two of his last three starts. He is 1-0 against the Cardinals this year and 3-0 over the last two seasons. In the final game of the series and road trip Sunday at 1:15 p.m., Jim Deshaies (8-3) will go against left-hander Tim Conroy (3-7). The Astros open a six-game home stand Monday night against Chicago. The Pittsburgh Pirates also visit the Astrodome during the home stand . . .. . . St. Louis outfielder Andy Van Slyke entered the series as the team’s hottest hitter. Van Slyke had eight hits in his last 15 at-bats, including four doubles and a home run. Over his last 23 games, Van Slyke has gone 28-for-78 for a .359 average. Van Slyke has eight home runs and is the only Cardinal with a chance to reach double figures in that department. Jack Clark leads the team with nine homers, but he’s expected to miss the rest of the season with a hand injury. As a team, St. Louis has 40 home runs – 45 fewer than Pittsburgh, the team with the second fewest in the league.
right middle finger pain

NEIL HOHLFELD

Full text: [Houston Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext)] Aug 23, 1986

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STUDY DETAILS HAND INJURIES AMONG COAL MINERS

He wears his hair in a punk crew-cut and holds to the theory that good linebackers should be aggressive to a fault. Or even a fracture. All [BOBBY DUNCUM] talks about, says teammate Britt Hager, “is ripping guys’ heads off.” “Oh,” says Duncum. “Just on the field.” Duncum, a 6-foot-3, 236-pound junior, is the player most UT watchers pick as the school’s next great linebacker. He certainly has the temperment. His father is one of the bad boys of pro wrestling. “He’s as mean as they come,” Duncum says. “He’s the one always picking up the chair.” Duncum’s only fault so far has been his tendency to get fractured. Injuries have held him back for two years. A hand injury last fall limited him to five games and 22 tackles as Ty Allert’s backup. Duncum, UT Coach [Fred Akers] says, “is the kind of guy who takes a split on his hand and ends up needing triple-bypass surgery of the finger.” Still, Duncum’s medical problems haven’t held back his reputation. “He’s kind of like the man with no brain,” safety John Hagy says. “Last week he was telling everybody how he doesn’t feel pain. He was saying how his dad taught him how not to feel pain.” Reporters who wish to avoid pain are advised not to ask if Duncum is bidding to be UT’s version of Brian Bosworth, the Oklahoma Sooners’ crazed linebacker. Duncum’s response to questions about Bosworth is a polite snarl.
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Maud S Beelman

Full text: [Philadelphia Inquirer] Aug 26, 1986

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TEXAS PERSONALITIES

He wears his hair in a punk crew-cut and holds to the theory that good linebackers should be aggressive to a fault. Or even a fracture. All [BOBBY DUNCUM] talks about, says teammate Britt Hager, “is ripping guys’ heads off.” “Oh,” says Duncum. “Just on the field.” Duncum, a 6-foot-3, 236-pound junior, is the player most UT watchers pick as the school’s next great linebacker. He certainly has the temperment. His father is one of the bad boys of pro wrestling. “He’s as mean as they come,” Duncum says. “He’s the one always picking up the chair.” Duncum’s only fault so far has been his tendency to get fractured. Injuries have held him back for two years. A hand injury last fall limited him to five games and 22 tackles as Ty Allert’s backup. Duncum, UT Coach [Fred Akers] says, “is the kind of guy who takes a split on his hand and ends up needing triple-bypass surgery of the finger.” Still, Duncum’s medical problems haven’t held back his reputation. “He’s kind of like the man with no brain,” safety John Hagy says. “Last week he was telling everybody how he doesn’t feel pain. He was saying how his dad taught him how not to feel pain.” Reporters who wish to avoid pain are advised not to ask if Duncum is bidding to be UT’s version of Brian Bosworth, the Oklahoma Sooners’ crazed linebacker. Duncum’s response to questions about Bosworth is a polite snarl.
repetitive strain injury wrist

Full text: [Houston Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext)] Aug 29, 1986

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