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Should office workers spend fewer hours at their computer?
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In the April issue, IJmker et al suggest that reducing work time is an answer to the discomfort and pain that computer users often get (Occup Environ Med 2007;64:211–22). However, if the discomfort and pain is the result of a combination of muscle tension and time, as comments in the section on biological plausibility seem to suggest, is this the only possible strategy?
Limiting the painful effects of computer use (clearly worthwhile) by time alone may be superficial and counterproductive. Many anecdotal reports from computer users indicate that having to limit the time at the keyboard, or being suddenly frozen out, can be frustrating.
Is there an alternative? A better solution could be to build a device into the mouse that integrates the following: the length of time for which the mouse is moved; the precision in the movements made; the distance over which it is
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- M A Huysmans, B M Blatter, A J van der Beek, W van Mechelen, P M Bongers, S IJmker
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