Hobbies, Crafts and Health

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Hobbies, Crafts and Health

• Kirsten Y. Day, MD
• Assistant Professor
• UC Davis Family and Community Medicine

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Hobbies, Crafts and Health

• Hobbies are a regular part of life for many of
  our patients
• Many can lead to or aggravate musculoskeletal,
  respiratory and neurologic disorders
• Taking a full history of activities can only add
  to diagnosis, treatment and recovery

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Hobbies, Crafts and Health

• Textile Crafts
• Woodworking
• Painting
• Ceramics and Models

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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthTextile Crafts

• Sewing
• Machine
• Hand
• Knitting
• Crochet
• Tatting

• Quilting
• Machine
• Hand
• Embroidery
• Needlepoint
• Crosstitch

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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthSewing Machine

• Piercing Injuries
• Needles
• Pins
• Perforating Injuries
• Machine needles
• Sewing-over pins

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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthSewing Machine

• Musculoskeletal Syndromes
• Neck and Shoulder
• Cervicobrachial fibromyalgia
• Cervical Syndrome
• Rotator Cuff Syndrome
• Lower Back Pain
• Nerve Compression Syndromes
• Ulnar Neuropathy (column and above table
  machines
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (above table machines)

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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthSewing Hand
Needlework, Knitting Crochet and Tatting

• Piercing Injuries
• Lacerations
• Rotary Cutters
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Tendonitis
• Callous Formation

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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthWoodworking
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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthWoodworking

• Perforating Injuries
• Hammering
• Nails
• Splinters, shards
• Rotating Tools
• Drills
• Lathes
• Circular and Table Saws
• Drum Sanders, Sanding Stations
• Routers

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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthWoodworking
Sensitivities

• Respiratory
• Wood Dusts
• Bronchitis
• Bronchial Asthma
• Rhinitis and Conjunctivitis
• Molds and Fungi
• Allergic Alveolitis
• Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome

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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthWoodworking
Sensitivities

• Skin
• Chloracne
• Dioxins
• PCB
• Contact Dermatitis
• Subtropicals
• Rosewood, Western Red Cedar, Redwood, Cocus,
  Cocabolla, Purple Heart, Brazilian Box Tree
• Europeans
• Larch, Walnut, Oak, Beech

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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthWoodworking Other
Injuries

• Hearing Loss
• Power Tools
• Median Nerve Conduction Delays
• Vibratory Hand Tools
• Occupational Risks
• Oropharyngeal and Sinonasal Cancers
• Long Term Exposures

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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthWoodworking Safety

• Eye Protection
• Safety Glasses
• Impact Resistant
• Hearing Protection
• Respiratory Protection
• Dust Mask
• Respirator
• Skin Protection
• Work Gloves
• Take Breaks!

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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthPainting

• Exposures
• Organic Solvents
• Neurologic sequelae
• Seizures
• Hydrocarbons
• RPGN
• Lead
• Equipment
• Power Sprayers and injections - An Orthopedic
  Emergency

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Hobbies, Crafts and HealthMiscellaneous Hobbies

• Pottery and Ceramics
• Lead poisoning
• Inhalation
• Ingestion
• Models
• Organic Solvents
• Glues
• Paint Clean-up
• Burns
• Children and Model Rockets

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Hobbies, Crafts and Health

• Hobbies are a regular part of life for many of
  our patients
• Many can lead to or aggravate musculoskeletal,
  respiratory and neurologic disorders
• Taking a full history of activities can only add
  to diagnosis, treatment and recovery