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...story on wrist injuries in yesterday's Crimson misidentified Dr. Hillel D. Skoff as director of the hand and upper extremity service at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Skoff holds this post at the Beth Israel Hospital...
...Pressures in the canal at the base of the palmincrease dramatically by moving your wrists to theextreme," says Simmons, who is the author of theleading book on work-related injuries in the upperextremities. "You want your wrist neutral orstraight ahead...
Bhan's self-prescribed remedy of a new keyboardincluding a wrist rest, which matches doctors'recommendations, seems to have worked...
Injuries sustained during improper keyboard useare not limited to the wrist and hands. Simmonsstresses the importance of not keeping the elbowsflexed much more than 70 degrees in order to avoidundue pressure on nerves in the elbow. This canprevent discomfort from extending up the arm tothe neck and shoulder...
...pain or discomfort does occur,suggests Katz, students shouldtake a break, and take some over-the-counter painmedicine. But Simmons warns that chronicdiscomfort should not be ignored. Repeatedproblems may call for using wrist splints whentyping...