Fact · Accessibility and health
CCOHS says that leaning the wrists on a wrist rest or the edge of the desk for long periods can put a lot of pressure on the carpal tunnel area, and that this pressure may contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“leaning the wrists on a wrist rest or the edge of the desk for long periods can put a lot of pressure on the carpal tunnel area in the wrist”
Office Ergonomics - Wrist Rests, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), n.d., Do wrist rests work?.
Open the original- What it measures
- CCOHS presents this as one side of a debate. The same passage notes that wrist rests may ease neck and shoulder tension.
- What it does not show
- This is a mechanism stated by a safety agency, not a trial of wrist rests and carpal tunnel syndrome. It describes long periods of leaning, not brief rests.