Thursday, May 12, 2011

Workers how to prevent the mouse hand?

When it comes to office workers what the most common diseases, we might be able to say casually: cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder, keyboard player ... ... it is not the piles of problems that more difficult to resolve, and today we are saying is one of the mouse hand control methods. Do not rely too much on because the mouse click, and let you slowly with the mouse in hand Oh the anguish.

Eyes staring at the monitor, press the mouse, keyboard, some of these actions may be repeated thousands of times. You know, straight from the computer 6 hours of work, finger pressure, as brisk walking 40 km legs as strong as the pressure. The consequences of doing so is: continuing the same time moves faster and faster wrist will become the "mouse hand." If you often feel the handnumbness, a faint burning ... ... is likely to be unaware that the "mouse hand" has been looking on you.

What is the "mouse hand"

The so-called "mouse hand", is a popular term for this disease because the mouse was named after the multi-user. With medical terms, is "repetitive stress injury." In general, the wrist in normal circumstances activities will not impede the median nerve.However, to operate a computer, because the keyboard and mouse have a certain height, wrist to dorsiflexion angle, when the wrist is forced to position, not naturally stretch.

When the wrist joint for a long time a state of tension, compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel, the nerve conduction is blocked, there will be hands tingling, numbness and weakness of the symptoms, joint activities will also find some slight noise These are the "mouse hand" of the early symptoms. May also occur then gradually spread toward the Jianbang pain, quality of life will also be a great extent; whether to open a can dial the phone number, or go-between, these simple hand movements will make you feel very difficult.

In fact, our finger joints, and nerve fibers occurred in small organizations, the cost of damage done as much as the leg muscles after a long day traveling the pain. Moreover, with the aggravation, "mouse hand" will gradually evolve into the local symptoms. Mouse position is too high, too low or too far, are probably secondary to produce a series of neck, shoulder, wrist syndrome.

How to treat the "mouse hand"

According to medical experts, research, the "mouse hand" at work is often wrong, frequently caused by using the mouse. Then, on the "mouse hand" what measures we can take it? The first step is to ask the plastic surgeon or neurologist diagnosis. They can help determine the electronic stimulation of nerve conduction velocity you. This value can be told the doctor, your nerves are damaged, it can help diagnose diseases of the species.For the disease, doctors often recommend that you use rheumatism ointment can prevent your hands or the hands of joint splint.

Password wrist health

Serious "mouse hand" surgical patients must go to the hospital rehabilitation. The initial patients or the general people who want to prevent the best way than to start his own prescription for a quote healthy wrist. Remember the following sets of numbers, they are open wrist health code.

55 ~ 72 cm: the best desk height adjustment from 55 to 72 cm. In addition, to get easier typing, keyboard, sitting just below the elbow height of the Ministry of the best height, and in front of the body, so the elbow bent to 90 degrees.

5 ~ 10 cm: in order to comfortably use the mouse, the desktop support area of ����the lower arm is best to have 5 to 10 cm.

5 ~ 10 cm: another 5 to 10 cm, referred to here is the chair. The ideal distance from the chair and the table should be controlled at 5 to 10 cm, and best able to adjust the height of the chair, a seat and meet the anatomical back to the principle of freedom of the body forward, sideways movement.

2 hours: For a healthy wrist, every 2 hours between successive work, be sure to take a break and look at joint activities.