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Growing Internet Use Among Seniors causes RSI

SAN DIEGO – Seniors are among the fastest growing group on the Internet. Media Metrix reports that the 55 years and over segment is the fastest growing Internet demographic group, comprising 13 percent of online users.

Their numbers are forecast to more than triple over the next five years, according to a study by research firm International Data Corp. Their ranks are soon expected to reach over 34 million strong and account for 20 percent of all new Internet users.

Internet use also brings with it the dangers of any prolonged computer use – repetitive stress injuries. Repetitive stress injuries (RSI) are injuries caused by excessive and repetitive demands placed on the body. From craning your neck to see the computer monitor to clicking your mouse, to excessive keyboard use, repetitive actions can cause serious damage to the body. And RSI doesn't discriminate. Anyone can be impacted – including college students, seniors, even children using workstations designed for adults.

IMAK Products Corporation offers proven solutions to this problem – it offers its ergoBeads™ wrist supports for prevention and Smart Glove® helps both prevention and relief!

IMAK products are developed by an orthopedic surgeon. The patented Smart Glove provides support, protects the underside of the wrist while allowing full use of the hand.

The patented Pil-O-Splint provides nighttime wrist relief. It gently immobilizes the wrist, hand and fingers for maximum healing. It also prevents the hand from being held in a harmful position or from clenching a fist while sleeping.

Using the two products together, wrist pain sufferers (especially Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) can experience relief throughout the day and night.

IMAK’s ergonomic product line, the ergoBeads, is ideal for prevention that any computer user can benefit from. It includes a wrist support for keyboard, mouse and a hand exerciser that is also a stressball. Covered with breathable stretchy cotton, they are filled with smooth plastic beads that provide a massaging effect for healthy hands and fingers. They are also wonderful stress relievers!