Shoulder

The mouse arm can also occur in the shoulder and neck region. Doctors speak of a mouse shoulder. The following are usually to blame for this: especially when working with the computer for hours on end, the body posture is hardly changed and painful tensions in the shoulder-neck region occur.

But external factors, such as a worktop that is too high, an office chair that is too low or stress, also contribute to the development of a muscular shoulder. The shoulders are then permanently tense; it is hardly possible to relax them. You will find further information on this topic in the articles listed below:

Monotonous motion sequences
Lack of movement
An unhealthy posture

Stress – Are you also affected?
Postural deficiency

Prevention

The mouse arm is a clinical picture that can be prevented well. The most important thing is ergonomic workplace design by an experienced occupational therapist or occupational physician. This includes advice on an ergonomic office chair.

The user should be able to adjust the seat height, seat inclination and backrest in a variety of ways. Only in this way can the user assume an upright posture. The chair must also be adjusted to the height of the table, so that the user can place his forearms at right angles to the tabletop and his knees at right angles.

An ergonomically shaped keyboard and computer mouse specifically reduce the strain on the arm, wrist and fingers. But even the best computer mouse does not help if it is used incorrectly. Users should never exert too much pressure and take their hand off the computer mouse when it is not in use.

Additional gel pads can support and relieve the wrists. In addition, pauses in movement are essential in the prevention of a mouse arm. After 30 minutes at the latest, the sitting position should be changed and, preferably, relieving stretching exercises should be performed.