Wednesday, 10 August 2011

The Negative Effects Of Hammering Away At That Keyboard

By Yolanda Reyes


Many people frequently say that they spend a great deal of time pounding on their computer keyboards. When they are working on their computers, they would indicate that they hammer away. In fact, there are negative consequences that come for pounding on a keyboard and striking the keys too hard not only for the computer itself but such action can also lead to serious health consequences for the computer user.

Perhaps the most common disability or condition that can arise from striking the keys on a computer too stridently is carpal tunnel syndrome. This debilitating condition is painful and more often than not requires a person to have invasive surgery on the hands, wrists and lower part of the arms.

Another health condition that can arise when a computer user is too hard on the keys is a deadening of the nerves at a person's fingertips. Deadening the nerves at the ends of a person's fingers can be very serious although it may not seem like that significant of a problem on the surface. Because a typical person can feel what is in front, near, or around him on a day to day basis, then he can avoid a good deal of harm to this person. For instance, by instantly detecting the heat from a stove by lightly passing your fingers over and above a particular burner, you can avoid serious damage to yourself if you are working in the kitchen.

In addition to the other ailments and conditions set forth in this article, using too much pressure when striking a keyboard, hitting the keys too hard, can result in a deterioration of joints in a person's fingers. In time a person may even end up afflicted with arthritis as a result of the heavy pounding on a computer keyboard.

When all is said and done, using a great deal of force or pressure on the keys is simply not necessary for a person to do when they are using a computer. The thing is, even with only a light touch on the keys, then the keyboard will function properly. In other words, banging away on the keyboard is not the answer just so you can be effective in your typing and utilization of a computer unit. If you settle by lightly touching your keyboard, then a host of healthy problems both now and into the future are what you can avoid.




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