Risk Factors
Activities that increase your risk for developing a MSD include:

• Sustained awkward postures or reaching
• Contact stress caused by resting the wrist on a hard edge
• Insufficient rest/recovery
• Poor work habits (slouching in chair, cradling phone, etc.)
• Repetition (doing a particular movement over and over)
• Insufficient lighting
• Excessive force or weight lifted (using excessive force when keying)

We call these risk factors, and your chance of developing a MSD increases with each one that effects your work environment.