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Recently we have had a number of RSI sufferers
enquiring about ways to overcome mouse induced
pain. The following scientific studies verify
what sufferers have been reporting for years...
Computer mouse key culprit in repetitive strain
injuries
from the 27th International Congress of Occupational
Health
The
more you click, the more damage you may be doing,
say researchers
The more you click your mouse, the greater the
chance of suffering from pain, swelling and other
repetitive strain injuries in the hand, neck and
shoulder, two teams of Danish researchers told
a scientific conference.
In
one study, Dr Chris Jensen and colleagues from
the National Institute of Occupational Health
in Copenhagen found that workers who used computers
for more than two-thirds of their work time had
a higher risk of developing hand or wrist problems....
"The
problem is not only the mouse, but performing
repetitive tasks," Jensen told reporters
attending the 27th International Congress of Occupational
Health in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
In
a second study, researchers from the Odense
University Hospital in Denmark found
that those who used the mouse for more than 30
hours per week had as much as an eight-fold higher
risk of developing forearm pain, double the risk
of moderate to severe neck pain and triple the
risk of right shoulder pain.
Neck
and right shoulder symptoms started to become
evident after more than 25 and five hours of weekly
use, respectively. The findings come from a survey
of nearly 7,000 technical assistants and machine
technicians, with a follow-up one year later...
Jensen
said that a variable pattern of mouse and keyboard
use can be considered the best combination from
an occupational health perspective. Around 80%
of Danish workers use traditional instead of newer
'ergonomic' mouse devices, but none of these particular
studies examined differences between users of
either type of mouse.
"My
impression is that it does not really matter so
much which device you use," Jensen said.
"I do not believe that you can invent a device
capable of solving these problems, You could try
some
preventive exercises
instead, but I think the best thing ... is that
they keep you away from the mouse or the keyboard
while doing them."
Matías
A. Loewy - Reuters
full article on www.abc.net.au
One
way of reducing mousing is to use keyboard shortcuts,
for
keyboard short cuts click here
even though these were written for windows 95
most still work in windows XP too.
Also
we do recommend RSIGuard as a very useful tool
with its auto click feature. Click
here for RSIGuard features page |
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