MOUSE SYNDROME

MOUSE INDUCED ELBOW PAIN

Computer is an part of our day today life and if we are not healthy then life can be difficult to live happily.

Computer users who spend maximum time with computers and mouse ie IT professionals, accountants etc, are always on risk to develop multiple work related musculoskeletal health disorders, Mouse syndrome is one of them.

Almost all variety of work related musculoskeletal health disorders are due to repetitive stress to muscles or joints because of poor posture during work or weak muscles strength and joint mobility as well as flexibility.

ELBOW PAIN INDUCED BY MOUSE USE LABELLED AS MOUSE SYNDROME.

Long duration work with pronated forearm and poor physical exercise does not allow pronator to maintain flexibility to have complete supination movement.

                                      

Tightness of pronator muscles induced repetitive stress to common wrist extensors at the side of the elbow and being the cause of irritation to the muscles (lateral epidonylitis) of the same.

Patient presents with elbow pain as in tennis elbow because the patho mechanics is the same in the joint and muscles, causative factor is mouse !!

                                                          

Best method to prevent mouse induce elbow pain is to start forearm muscles flexibility and regular exercises. 

To rehabilitate the pain, along with the flexibility and mobility you need to start correcting ergonomics, regular exercises and if required consult a Physiotherapist. 

Regards

Dr Arun Kumar Rawal, PT

MPT {Musculoskeletal & Sports Rehabilitation}