Typing on the keyboard? How bad, what type, and how probable is it to get these health issues? Please and thank you!!
2007-06-10 07:34:23 · 6 answers · asked by Mailman 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
What's the proper way to type to aboid carpal tunnel?
2007-06-10 07:42:18 · update #1
You can develop carpal tunnel, which is an inflamation in the wrist. It can be extremely painful. Alot of grocery store checkers develop it as well because of the sweeping motion scanning the barcodes. A few ways to ease the pain is to get an ergonomical keyboard or use braces for your wrists. Having proper posture and the keyboard/monitor at the correct height while working can help too. Last resort is to have surgery and that's not a 100% guaranteed, it can come back.
2007-06-10 07:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by PK211 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
typing, frequent use of the hands in a continuous and repetative motion fashion can, over years, lead to carpal tunnel syndrome. It isn't uncommon among secrectaries, computer programmers and gamers. Proper positioning of the wrists minimizes the potential for developing carpal tunnel syndrome.
2007-06-10 07:38:50 · answer #2 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most likely thing you can get is corporal tunnel syndrome if you have to use the keyboard for a really long time each day.
2007-06-10 07:38:16 · answer #3 · answered by Pearl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well depending on the keyboard I guess. If it is a public one many germs are carried from person to person. Also you can develop tendonitis (begining stages of carpel tunnel) if you use the keyboard constantly. Hope I helped
2007-06-10 07:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by traceytwentyseven 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carpel tunnel is the only one I know you can get from a repeating motion like typing.
2007-06-10 07:36:46 · answer #5 · answered by kattsmeow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get carpotunnel and it can get pretty bad. Pain in the wrists, and stiffness.
2007-06-10 07:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by Bob Thompson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋