On Apr 13, 2006, at 6:43 AM, Illinois Bill wrote:
I also have had some trouble with pre-carple tunnel symptoms. My solution right now (besides the physical therapy) has been to utilize different pointing devices depending on where i am. In my work office, I have a USB Microsoft Trackball (the kind controlled by your thumb). In my home office, I have another trackball controlled by the fingers. Most of the rest of the time I use the trackpad on my G4. Other computers I use have the standard 2 button mice. This seems to work for me most of the time, though occasionally, I still have spasms.
I've seen people using vertical mice, which look like a little angled joystick. I presume that they ruin your forearm rather than your wrist, because the wrist remains in a fixed position as you shove the thing around.
- Dave
