Wide spread of tablet computers, such as iPad, led to the increase of specific deseases of supporting motor system. The scientists say that it’s very difficult to fing a comfortable body position while working with tablet computers. The wrong position causes mainly the deseases of the neck.
The first place among these deseases belongs to repetitive strain injuries – the injuries of tendons because of repetitive monotonous effort and tension. The most wide-spread of such injuries is carpal tunnel syndrom, which is the impaction and damage of median nerve as a result of using a mouse or holding the tablet.
Long usage of index finger for menu and pages navigation also leads to permanent injury of muscles and tendons connected with him.
It is also reported that tablet computers users often complain on permanent pain in left thumb, which suffers from big stress from holding the device, and also uncomfortable feelings in elbows and shoulders, caused by sitting in uncomfortable position while working with the tablet.
The whole set of such disorders has already got a nickname of iPad hand among the users of tablet computers.
The doctors claim that the complaints on such disorders are coming more and more often. They give an advice to keep the correct posture and to have often small breaks while working to reduce such symptomes.
