Are these symptoms familiar?

Forceful gripping or pinching, next to hovering of the fingers above the buttons has been identified as a major cause for several physical complaints in neck, shoulders, arms and hands.

Gripping and pinching may result in tension in the deep neck muscles. This may lead to a reduction of the space between first rib and clavicular bone which could even translate in pressure on nerves and a restricted blood flow in arms and hands.

Deep neck muscles

 Examples of complaints are:

• head aches radiating from the neck area  
• tingling feeling in arms and hands
• reduced mobility of the head
• loss of force in the hands
• obstruction of blood flow
• numb feeling  

Complaints may also increase as a result of stress.

The shape of the HandShoeMouse prevents forceful gripping and pinching. This implies that excessive muscle tension in arms and hands is prevented.

Additional ergonomic features of the HandShoeMouse are presented on the web page Ergonomics.