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Ergonomic HandShoe Mouse Appoints Prestige International as US Distributor

New York, NY (PRWEB) January 14, 2011

Hippus N.V., the Dutch owner and producer of the truly ergonomic, evidence based Hand Shoe Mouse announces a new premier partnership with Prestige International inc. to distribute the Hand Shoe Mouse in the USA.

The patented Hand Shoe Mouse has been developed by the medical department of Erasmus University in the Netherlands. Since its inception, field tests and follow-up research by several universities in other parts of the world have checked the assumptions of Erasmus University. They have reached the conclusion that the shape of the HandShoe Mouse is unique and it’s the only ergonomic mouse that fully supports the hand. It prevents gripping and pinching and the shape and curvature allow your hand, fingers and forearm to relax in a natural position. This way major causes of Repetitive Strain Injury and/or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome are prevented.

The HandShoe Mouse was first introduced in the USA on a wider scale during the Ergo Expo in Las Vegas, just over a year ago and has since then been sold by several ergonomic resellers in the USA. In the meantime many American ergonomists have adopted the HandShoe Mouse as their favorite ergonomic mouse. After suffering from pains in their hand, arm or neck, many Americans have been able to get back to work again, using this truly ergonomic mouse.

“That’s why we wanted to take the next step in the United States,” says Sjoerd Eisma, Chief Executive Officer of Hippus. “Prestige International will make sure that the HandShoe Mouse will be made available through all ergonomic channels and many general IT channels. Everybody can have access to a HandShoe Mouse now and will enjoy working with a computer more than ever!”

Lance Rocha, Executive Vice-President of Prestige International comments: “The HandShoe Mouse is based on extensive research and has already proven to be the favorite of many top-ergonomists in the USA. We’re proud to be chosen as the HandShoe Mouse sole distribution partner in the USA.”

Paul Helder, Chief Technical Officer of Hippus and one of the inventors of the HandShoe Mouse, is keen to add more features to the HandShoe Mouse and comments: “We will keep surprising our customers and prospects with new technologies, which we can add to the unique shape of the HandShoe Mouse. Watch this space!”

About Hippus:

Hippus is a privately owned company, based in the Netherlands. Both directors of Hippus are also shareholders of Hippus. For more information visit http://www.HandShoeMouse.com

About Prestige International:

Prestige International is a distributor of the best ergonomic products in the USA and sells these through a network of specialized ergonomic resellers as well as through the most important resellers of IT products. Prestige International keeps all products in stock and markets products via specialized trade shows in close co-operation with its suppliers. For more information: http://www.team-prestige.com

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First True Ergonomic Computer Mouse (The HandShoeMouse) Enters US Market

(PRWEB) November 11, 2009

A growing number of the worldwide workforce using computers is suffering from pain caused by intensive use of a traditional or even an ergonomic computer mouse.

A recent study across 23 European countries (Fit for Work Europe) has shown that over 40 million (almost one in six) members of the European Union workforce are affected by Musculoskeletal Disorders attributable to their work (MSDs – conditions affecting bones, joints and connective tissue).

Repetitive strain injury is a major part of MSDs and is mostly related to intensive use of a computer mouse. In the Netherlands 30% of female workers and 23% of male workers are suffering from RSI costing the Dutch economy billions of dollars every year.

Assuming a similar percentage of the work force in the USA will be affected by mouse related RSI-complaints it is estimated that the US economy is losing hundreds of billions of dollars a year due to RSI.

Typical Symptoms

Forceful gripping or pinching, next to hovering of the hand and fingers above mouse and buttons has been identified as a major cause for several physical complaints in neck, shoulders, arms and hands.

Moreover, gripping and pinching may result in tension in the deep neck muscles. This may lead to a reduction of the space between first rib and clavicular bone which could even translate into pressure on nerves and a restricted blood flow in arms and hands.

Examples of complaints are:

headaches radiating from the neck area
tingling feeling in arms and hands
reduced mobility of the head
loss of force in the hands
obstruction of blood flow
numb feeling

The mouse re-invented

A team of medical and ergonomic specialists from Erasmus University Medical Centre in the Netherlands used electromyogram (EMG) measurements to show the muscle activity of hand and fingers when using a mouse. They found that relaxation in neck, shoulders, arms and hands can be realized by means of a reduction of force when handling a mouse.

Furthermore the researchers defined 7 physical load types causing excessive muscle forces resulting in pain when using a mouse. This includes lifting of the fingers and or the whole hand. Pain can also be caused by forcing the hand in a flat or a handshake (vertical) position when using a mouse.

Evaluating a traditional mouse and 8 ergonomic mice on the market they found that all of them were still causing complaints due to physical load factors which were confirmed by the EMG measurements.

Having decided to re-invent the mouse, the research led to a new patented design showing the least of muscle activity on the EMG measurements as compared to all mice investigated. The HandShoeMouse appeared to have the perfect angle of the hand when resting on the mouse.

Get a free download of the research presentation of Erasmus University by clicking on the link below:

http://www.HandShoeMouse.com/Research.html

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