Arched Hands (Wrist Extension)

If you type with your hands angled up at the wrist, you put unnecessary strain on the tendons in your wrists. To reduce this strain, keep your wrists straight when typing, and type with your fingertips gently resting on the keys. If your keyboard is sloped toward you, a wrist rest may help elevate your wrists to the proper height. You may find that sloping your keyboard away from you is a more comfortable way to type while keeping your wrists straight.

See the section on Wrist Rests for more information and the Finger Stretch and Wrist Stretch sections for related exercises.

Ergonomics and You

Health and Body

• Posture
  • Angled Hands
  • Arched Hands
  • Bent Neck
  • Body Twist
  • Eye Strain
  • Feet and Legs
  • Hunched Back
  • Phone Pinch
  • Pinched Fingers
  • Tips for Comfortable Posture
• Bursitis
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
• Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI)
• Tendonitis
• Tenosynovitis

Office Ergonomics

• Chair
• Desk
  • Keyboard
  • Lighting
  • Monitor
  • Mouse
  • Wrist Rest
• Stretching Exercises

Nine Stretches & Alternate Instructions

• Chest Stretch
• Eye Relaxer
• Finger Stretch
• Lower-back Stretch
• Neck Stretch
• Neck Stretch II
• Shoulder Roll
• Upper-back Stretch
• Wrist Stretch