Wrist pressure and angulation during keyboarding: Comparison between two common wrist supports

N Short, T Almonroeder, M Baumle, K Benvenuti… - Work, 2022 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Wrist pressure and angulation while working at a computer workstation
have been associated with cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) like carpal tunnel syndrome …

Effect of wrist posture on carpal tunnel pressure while typing

DM Rempel, PJ Keir, JM Bach - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Long weekly hours of keyboard use may lead to or aggravate carpal tunnel syndrome. The
effects of typing on fluid pressure in the carpal tunnel, a possible mediator of carpal tunnel …

Carpal tunnel pressure during typing: Effects of wrist posture and typing speed

CM Sommerich - Proceedings of the Human Factors and …, 1994 - journals.sagepub.com
With increasing frequency, reports appear in the popular press linking hand and wrist
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) with keyboard work. Excessive ulnar deviation and self …

Does elevating and tilting the input device support surface affect typing force and postural exposures of the wrist?

K Asundi, PW Johnson, JT Dennerlein - Work, 2011 - content.iospress.com
Objective: Compare wrist kinematics and typing force during computer work across two
workstations, one configured according to recommended guidelines with the keyboard …

A vertical mouse and ergonomic mouse pads alter wrist position but do not reduce carpal tunnel pressure in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

AB Schmid, PA Kubler, V Johnston, MW Coppieters - Applied ergonomics, 2015 - Elsevier
Non-neutral wrist positions and external pressure leading to increased carpal tunnel
pressure during computer use have been associated with a heightened risk of carpal tunnel …

Effect of ergonomic Armrest® forearm support on wrist posture related to carpal tunnel pressure during computer mouse work

S Jovanović, B Šimunič - International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective We validated the effect of moveable arm support (Armrest®) on wrist posture
during three standardized tasks. Background The use of the computer mouse has been …

The effects of user friendly keyboard slope modifications on wrist postures when keyboarding

MS Willey - Work, 2011 - content.iospress.com
Background: Extensive keyboarding has been associated as a risk factor for repetitive strain
injuries. Modifying the slope angle may decrease the negative cumulative effects of this …

Investigating the influence of keyboard inclinations on sitting and standing workstations

V Eghujovbo, E Kim - Ergonomics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Given the growing global computer workforce, concerns exist about the escalation of
computer related injury with Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) being one of the most reported …

Fingertip forces while using three different keyboards

D Rempel, J Gerson - … of the Human Factors Society Annual …, 1991 - journals.sagepub.com
The relationship of chronic musculoskeletal disorders, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and
wrist tendinitis, to prolonged alphanumeric keyboard use is controversial. Known risk-factors …

Impacts of typing on different keyboard slopes on the deformation ratio of the median nerve

PY Loh, WL Yeoh, S Muraki - Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the …, 2019 - Springer
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a symptomatic compression neuropathy of the median nerve as it
travels through the wrist. Several factors such as wrist angle and finger posture cause a …