Washington, December 22: Cornell University researchers are studying several innovative products, such as a message chair and a vibrating mouse, to determine whether they may help prevent back and other problems that result from sitting in front of a computer for long periods of time.
Alan Hedge, professor of design and environmental analysis in the university’s College of Human Ecology, has taken up this study at a time when the incidences of computer related injuries have increased in youngsters in their twenties.
“One-third to one-half of all compensatory injuries are repetitive-motion injuries associated with office-type work, " says Hedge.