Prolonged Use of Touch-screens Keyboards Leads to Chronic Shoulder Problems, Says Study

Prolonged use of touch-screen keyboards on tablet computers could lead to chronic shoulder problems, finds study.

The study found that touch screen, or virtual, keyboards, which lack a feedback mechanism indicating a key has been pressed, require less typing force and finger-muscle activity than conventional keyboards, but tablet users must keep their fingers hovering above the keyboard to avoid accidentally activating the keys, Fox News reported.

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The study found that the muscle activity in the forearms was lowest when the subjects were typing on a virtual keyboard, while it was higher in the trapezius muscles in the upper back, which support the shoulders and arms.

The study was published in the Applied Ergonomics.

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