What is Mousing Elbow?
Sometimes considered to be similar to tennis elbow, the condition of mousing elbow has to do with the repetitive stress that is placed on hand, arm, and elbow that is employed in working a computer mouse. The act of using a mouse, known simply as mousing, can result in elbow pain that includes soreness, difficulty in bending the joint, and even the collection of fluid in some extreme cases. Since the advent of the desktop computer in both the workplace and the home, the incidence of mousing elbow has become increasingly common. For the most part, the condition is due to the failure to provide sufficient support for the elbow during prolonged sessions on the computer. The strain of holding the elbow in the same position for extended periods of time create most of the complaints associated with mousing elbow. Often, the condition is present for some time before it grows painful enough for the individual to realize there is a problem. The incidence of repetitive stress injuries, or RSI as
