As a tech writer I developed tendenitus from the mouse. I tried many device and it is amazing how little they help really. the one device I tried look like a joystick but didn't bend. It was the best for the arm and hand but had no scroll wheel and was a pain to work with. From others I heard that adding voice control in combination with the mouse helped a lot. the other alternative is a macro recording program to turn mouse clicks into keyboard shortcuts. btw many programs have keybindings they don't document that they used in development. Any mouse where you turn your hand flat can lead to trouble. Also to assist your shoulder check your desk height you may need a drawer to lower the mouse and a foot support, these really help the shoulders etc. lol Aaron
On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 13:36, _nasturtium wrote: > 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 > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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