Pain in the neck or upper limbs and sensory symptoms were common in the non-manual workers overall (with 1 week period prevalences of 30% and 15%, respectively), and were associated with older age, smoking, headaches and tiredness or stress.
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KT Palmer et al. Occup. Med. Sep (2001) Vol.51(6) p 392.
The report records that disabling symptoms were much less frequent, that keyboard work had no influence on neck or elbow pain, and moderate influence on shoulder and arm pain. Pain is not the same as injury.
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