“An acquaintance of mine, a notary by profession, who, by perpetual writing, began first to complain of an excessive wariness of his whole right arm which could be removed by no medicines, and which was at last succeeded by a perfect palsy of the whole arm. . . . He learned to write with his left hand, which was soon thereafter seized with the same disorder.” WritingFirstsWholeHandsLastsLeftPerfectMinesHealthArmsMedicineProfessionComplainingDisorderPerpetualAcquaintanceLeft HandNotary Author:Bernardino Ramazzini
“The incessant driving of the pen over paper causes intense fatigue of the hand and the whole arm because of the continuous ... strain on the muscles and tendons.” WholeHandsCausesHealthArmsPaperDrivingIntenseMusclesPensStrainFatigueIncessant Book:Diseases of Workers Source: Diseases of Workers
