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typing too much can damage your finger muscles

Book Abstract by: mubarika    

Original Author: mubarika

New Delhi:
Working on a computer for long hours could lead to the weakening of your hand muscles. Do your
hands hurt when you write? Blame the long working hours on the computer.
Experts say that an increasing use of the keyboard or mobile phone to type the text is making hand muscles less flexible.
“While writers can get writer''s cramps, with over use of the computer I see more and more people getting arthritis,” Dr Naveen Talwar expert Dept of Orthopaedics.
So it''s not just your handwriting that you need to worry about, with the overuse of the computer and typing, joints can get rough. This can lead to pain and swelling in the joints of the hand - causing arthritis. Disturbing as it may sound, it is avoidable.
"The best way is to avoid prolonged usage. So many people are typing while in the car, while at home on laptop, in bed, at work. If this is avoided - then further complications can be prevented,” added Talwar.
So take occasional breaks from the keyboard, give yourself a wrist rest and exercise your wrists and fingers as much as you can.Write your abstract here.
Published: July 28, 2007
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