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Could excessive computer usage cause arthritis?
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No: Excessive computer use will not cause arthritis.
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No: Excessive use of an arthritic joint may make that joint more uncomfortable and the symptoms one asociated with arthritis may seem worse but the actual process of getting arthritis has virtually nothing to do woth a computer any more than it does with driving a car or clicking a tv remote.
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