The end of RSI? The computer mouse operated by your feet

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
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Foot and mouse: An office worker tries the new invention

Help is now at hand for the thousands of office workers who suffer from repetitive strain injury in their hands and arms - a computer mouse operated by your feet.

More than half a million Brits suffer from RSI, which affects muscles, tendons and nerves and can be caused by constant clicking and scrolling on a regular mouse.

But the 'foot mouse' has been specially designed to 'reduce hand and wrist stress, help physically challenged computer users and speed up workflow.'

It works in the same way as a regular mouse, with a control pedal enabling the user to left and right click.

A separate 'slipper' which attaches to your foot controls the movement of the cursor on the screen.

The foot mouse, which is compatible with Windows Vista or XP as well as Apple Macs, costs 109 pounds from UK firm Keytools.

Company sales manager Phil Guest today said: "As the number of employees working intensively with computers has increased, so has attention to their work station environment become more significant.

"Musculoskeletal disorders amongst computer users now occur on such a scale that the cost of lost work time and the sourcing of occupational health support services has become a serious issue.

"The foot mouse is a great way to cut down the risk of suffering from one of these disorders."

Annually, 40 million work days are lost due to occupational health injury and the financial cost to organisations is estimated to be a staggering 3.3 billion pounds every year.


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