On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 22:13, Poogle wrote:
> About 2 weeks ago my employer moved from a package which was about 90%
> keyboard based to a new package which requires almost complete mouse
> useage. As I am now pointing & clicking for 8 hours a day my mouse side
> shoulder is getting quite sore.
> Now to the question, I have seen thigh mounted mouse pads advertised and
> wondered if any of you have any experience of them, if so do they help ease
> the problems caused by repetitive mouse useage ?
> Another possibility is alternating between right/left hand useage, again do
> any of you do this or does the action which is alien to the "wrong" hand
> create the same problem on that side?
There's a few choices available that might ease the symptoms; 3M sells an
Ergonomic "stick" mouse, that's rather like a joystick (but the whole thing
moves).
Or the iMac mice (NOT the soapbar ones) are good, in my experience. I'm
referring to the nice optical one where you actually use your whole hand to
click the button.
Thigh mounted mousepads are not very good. Your arm tends to be bent sharply
at the elbow for prolonged periods of time, which isn't very comfortable.
Furthermore, they move too much, and unless you got an optical mouse you
won't get much precision (which I expect you would need, using it all day).
Swapping between right/left hand usage: theoretically, this is a great idea.
Just remember to switch the left/right mouse buttons; it makes sense because
you want the index finger to press the "left"/main button. There are only two
drawbacks to this method:
1) Most people aren't ambidextrous. Sure, if you play soccer and your right
foot is sprained, you can kick with your left leg, but your results won't be
too good.
2) Some mice, notably Microsoft IntellimouseS, are biased towards the right
hand. It's simply not possible to hold it with your left hand. Other mice
(like my 2button Logitech) is dimpled, which is OK.
If you're using a graphics package, then a Wacom graphics tablet may be just
what you need.
Regards,
_nasturtium
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