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Digital Devices
26
Dec

Potentially negative effects of internet use

December 26, 2020
European Parliamentary Research Service Nov 6, 2020 It is increasingly recognised that the internet, in spite of all its benefits to society, can also be correlated with significant harms to individuals and society. Some of these harms have been studied extensively, particularly harms to privacy, harms associated with security and cybercrime, and harms resulting from...
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22
Dec

Postural load in digital device usage and musculoskeletal disorders

December 22, 2019
Source: https://www.pointsdevue.com/article/postural-load-digital-device-usage-and-musculoskeletal-disorders?fbclid=IwAR00DRiPQoLTl4utOq-m5CWSq9-QzMr1xW3b_GvzzMOZ7UvG9kg5etb5PIU Prolonged use of digital devices has been demonstrated to greatly affect the health of workers who use them during their working day. In fact, 62% of such workers eventually end up with neck and shoulder musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The most frequent signs and symptoms include pain, muscle fatigue, headache, muscle imbalances, a tendency...
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