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Proper Wrist Position While Typing
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Proper Wrist Position While Typing
When typing, it is best to keep your wrists in a neutral position. In this position, the wrist is bent neither forward, backward, inward, or outward. Extremes in any of these positions can put strain on the joints in the wrist and put pressure on the tendons, blood vessels, and nerves passing through the wrists. These abnormal positions also place strain on the forearm muscles and the upper arms and shoulders which anchor to the upper body and neck.
