E-Mail IMAGE: Executive Vice Chair and Chief of Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery of Henry Ford Health System's Department of Orthopedic Surgery and the study's senior investigator. view more Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Researchers at Henry Ford Health System have found that workers in construction and other manufacturing jobs are more susceptible for developing carpal tunnel syndrome than those who work in office jobs. In a retrospective study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, researchers report that manual labor jobs that require lifting, gripping and forceful wrist motion contribute to higher rates of carpal tunnel syndrome.