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The 2018 Cochrane review found inconsistent evidence for arm supports and alternative computer mouse designs.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“There is inconsistent evidence for arm supports and alternative computer mouse designs.”
Ergonomic interventions for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck among office workers, Vincent C.W. Hoe et al., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018, Authors' conclusions.
Open the original (DOI 10.1002/14651858.CD008570.pub3)- What it measures
- The arm supports studied were for the mouse arm, not wrist rests for the keyboard.
- What it does not show
- Covers mouse supports, not keyboard wrist rests.