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Online or Onsite Ergonomic Evaluation/Consultation of your Computer Workstations will help you to reduce and prevent wrist pain such as Carpal Tunnel.
1888 PressRelease In some situations, wrist rests can make mousing more comfortable. However, they do not provide relief for everyone. Read on to learn more about pros and cons. If you have additional question visit our website at www.ergonomicworks.com or contact our Certified Ergonomist at info@ergonomicworks.com. Many people using wrist rests I can honestly say, that I have never been call in to an office where the staff actually knew how to use their wrist rests. Of course you might say well what is there to know about using a wrist rest. You rest your wrists on them. Seems sensible but actually that's wrong. The most important aspect of wrist rests is that they are NOT designed for resting on while keying and using your mouse. What are they for then? They are designed for resting your wrists on when you not keying or using the mouse. The reason is that this creates contact stress on the bottom of your wrists and may also cause excessive bending of the wrists. PREVENTING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: The muscles that control our fingers are located in the forearm. Tendons connect these forearm muscles to the bones in our fingers and hands. Whenever we move our fingers, the tendons slide back and forth under a band of tissue at the front of our wrist. This band of tissue together with the bones in our wrist forms the carpal tunnel. The carpal tunnel is quite small about the size of a dime. This can be problematic as it doesn't take much pressure or bend in the wrist to constrict the carpal tunnel. When tendons slide back and forth through their sheaths, they create a small amount of friction. As with any moving part, with enough friction and tear can occur, causing expansion or swelling. When tendons or their ...