Stop Reaching!

Reaching for your mouse or using a mouse that not fully supports your hand, forces your wrist in an awkward bent position which may lead to serious neural effects.

Let’s explain:

Excessive pressure on the median and ulnar nerves, which control your hand and fingers, will first be noticed by a feeling of pins and needles in the fingers, followed by loss of sensation and even burning pain.

This is generally called carpal tunnel syndrome.

Two separate parts of the hand can be affected:
pinky plus ring finger and the remaining part of the hand. Special attention should be paid to support the pinky side of the hand which is served by the more exposed ulnar nerve which runs through a separate tunnel. A minute bone, the pisiform, acts like a protecting shield. So if you push your hand on the desk and force it in a gripping, claw-like position you stand a good chance to experience pins and needles and the burning pain.

Working from the wrist and pressing down on the desktop can increase this risk.

The special shape of the HandShoe mouse provides full support of the hand and fingers to prevent these carpal tunnel complaints.

To make it even more clear, we made a special one minute video to show you why it is important to use a proper ergonomic mouse. It won’t be a surprise to you that the HandShoe Mouse helps to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.

 

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