Technology Solutions > Keyboarding or Typing > Pain in the elbows, wrists, or hands
Keyboarding requires that the operator sustain a posture where their hands are turned palm down (pronation) and their wrists are bent up (wrist extension). While keyboarding the operator frequently moves the wrists to the little finger side (ulnar deviation), such as when pressing the Enter key.
Over prolonged periods of time, these movements might contribute to the development of repetitive strain injuries (also known as cumulative trauma disorders). Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most well-known repetitive strain injury.
The muscles that control the lifting of the fingers, known as finger extensors, attach to the skeleton at the elbow. Excessive keyboarding, or very forceful keyboarding, can result in irritation of these muscles at the elbow.
The accommodations presented in this section are designed to influence one or all of the pain-causing movements associated with keyboarding.