A randomized controlled trial evaluating an alternative mouse or forearm support on change in median and ulnar nerve motor latency at the wrist

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 304-310

  Conlon, Craig F ^a   Krause, Niklas ^b   Rempel, David M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Computer use; Entrapment neuropathy; Guyon tunnel syndrome; Median mononeuropathy; RCT; Ulnar neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ENGINEER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 63849284375     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20674     Document Type: Article

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