Journal article
Effect of wrist posture on carpal tunnel pressure while typing
Abstract
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 syndrome, are unknown. Twenty healthy subjects participated in a laboratory study to investigate the effects of typing at different wrist postures on carpal tunnel pressure of the right hand. Changes in wrist flexion/extension angle (p = 0.01) and radial/ulnar …
Authors
Rempel DM; Keir PJ; Bach JM
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, Vol. 26, No. 9, pp. 1269–1273
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2008
DOI
10.1002/jor.20599
ISSN
0736-0266