Labour Research January 2007

Features: Health and Safety Matters

Mice are bad for you

Dutch researchers have found "moderate evidence" linking hand-arm repetitive strain injury with intensive use of a computer mouse.

There was less evidence for other types of computer use, but the researchers called for more research in this area.

Stefan IJmker and others, "Should office workers spend fewer hours at their computer?", Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 9 November 2006