Effect of VDT Mouse Design on Task and Musculoskeletal Performance

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• Personal Author:
  Barr AE
• Description:
  The effects of mouse use on the forearm and wrist were evaluated among occupational groups in a laboratory setting using pertinent musculoskeletal and skill proficiency outcome measures. An alternative mouse was designed that would reduce the risk of forearm and wrist cumulative trauma disorder (CTD). The effect of mouse design on skill acquisition and proficiency was determined in both highly skilled and novice occupational mouse users. The criteria for the design of the mouse input device were presented. The new mouse design was evaluated on the basis of task performance and motor coordination during a period of skill acquisition. The new mouse was designed so that the forearm would be maintained in a position of neutral pronation/supination during mouse operation, the wrist would be maintained in a position of neutral radial/ulnar deviation during mouse operation; excursions of the mouse on the work surface would be performed by wrist flexion/extension; and the design would be appropriate for either right or left handed use. The authors note that the synchronization of both task and musculoskeletal performance outcomes permits an integrated method for evaluating computer input devices in general in a way that addresses both health and productivity issues. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Computers Cumulative Trauma Disorders Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Computer-equipment Cumulative-trauma-disorders Muscle-function Musculoskeletal-system-disorders NIOSH-Grant Office-workers Repetitive-work Task-performance
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00238181
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97-206239
• Citation:
  Occupational and Industrial Orthopaedic Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York 1997 Jan; :1-5
• Contact Point Address:
  Occ & Industrial Orth Center Hosp for Joint Diseases/oioc 63 Downing Street New York, NY 10014
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Performing Organization:
  Hospital for Joint Diseases Ortho Inst, New York, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19940930
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational and Industrial Orthopaedic Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York
• End Date:
  19960929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2cf5d7da4149ae46e428c9dddfc175186b0ce01a00a358f8b31d77cf70013aa21a6063617720ef520f61a3b0a147c8346d0f1e49f3ba16c0afe30e9563bf834b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217910/cdc_217910_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 432.73 KB ]