| 摘要 |
<p>A hand and wrist support for a user of a computer keyboard, mouse or the like comprises a body member having associated with an upper surface an upper support means to engage the user's hand or wrist in use which upper support means comprises at least a pair of raised areas defining a central channel therebetween. The areas provide support to a users hand, and in particular respectively to the thenar muscles and the joint of the fourth metacarpal and the carpals to provide a through that runs parallel with the line of a user's median nerve. The device serves in particular as a comfort aid to a user of a computer, but might also have value as a prophylactic device for the prevention of carpal tunnel syndrome and median nerve compression syndrome, and/or as a therapeutic device for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome and median nerve compression syndrome arising from excessive computer use.</p> |
