Tens of thousands of hairdressers suffer unnecessarily from the effects of cutting hair. That's because the repetitive wrist motion required to open and close shears causes the Median Nerve in your hand to rub against a narrow space in the underside of your wrist called the Carpal Tunnel.

Repeating this movement thousands of times, day after day, can damage the nerve and cause tingling, numbness or pain to the areas it supplies: the thumb, index finger, middle finger and ring finger. The resulting condition is called Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Shears designed with offset handles help prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and increase comfort by relaxing your elbow downward, leveling your wrist in a more neutral cutting position and limits flexing of the wrist; thereby reducing wrist motion and the pressure on the Median Nerve.