Use cotton mouse pad to effectively prevent mouse hands!

Office workers are dealing with keyboards and mice every day. Unexpectedly, this has quietly buried a “Curse” — wrist syndrome, commonly known as “mouse hands”. Many people use a mouse pad with wrist protection function in order to make their wrists less “guilty”. However, experts pointed out that the selection of the mouse wrist pad should be very careful, otherwise it will backfire.

Experts said that if the keyboard and mouse are used for a long time, the wrist should bear intensive, repeated and excessive activities. Local edema will compress the median nerve of the carpal tunnel, which may lead to “mouse hands”. According to the survey, “mouse hand” is more common in women, and the incidence rate is three times that of men. The main symptoms are pain and numbness in the joints of the index finger or middle finger, weakness in the muscles of the thumb, and worsening pain at night, which may even lead to impaired hand function and reduced strength. Experts say that “mouse hand” is only a local symptom. If the mouse position is unreasonable, such as too high, too low, or too far, it will even lead to more serious “neck shoulder wrist syndrome”.

With regard to the mouse wrist pad products made of plastic, cotton and other materials currently on the market, Professor Xu believes that the plastic pad is not breathable, especially in summer, when used for a long time, the wrist is easy to sweat. You might as well choose cotton, which not only absorbs sweat but also has a better feel. In addition, many wrist pads only raise the wrist, which will not relieve the pressure, but will increase the pressure on the wrist. In fact, it’s better to choose a wrist pad that is slightly shorter so that the arm won’t hang in the air. The area should not be too small, and the wrist should be able to move flexibly on it.

Finally, Professor Xu Lin told white-collar workers a trick: don’t use wrist force when moving the mouse, but try to rely on arm force, which can minimize the force on the wrist. Do some fist making and finger pinching actions every 1 hour, such as slightly exerting a wrench finger toward the back of the hand, which can alleviate uncomfortable symptoms.