Ergonomics of Alternative Keyboards
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The surge in keyboard design innovation is widely attributed to concern about the physical effects of keyboarding on users' arms and hands. Those effects range from fatigue and discomfort to more serious medical problems often referred to as cumulative trauma disorders, or CTDs. Examples of this class of chronic disorders include carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, "tennis elbow" and other ailments.
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