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Captain Ned wrote:http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/3M-Precise-Mousing-Surface-with-Leather-like-Gel-Wrist-Rest-MW309LE-mouse/1385778.aspx
Usacomp2k3 wrote:Switch to a trackball?
Jon1984 wrote:The best ultimate solution for this problem for me was to get a new mouse pad with a good gel wrist support, as well as a new gel wrist support for my keyboard. I also found that I had less wrist pain with a more ergonomic Logitech gaming mouse.I would like recommendations from you to fight the strain on my mouse wrist, since I usually spend 10h of my day in a computer, both at home and at work.
JustAnEngineer wrote:Before I found those ergonomic solutions, I swapped to mousing with my left hand for a couple of months.
Chrispy_ wrote:Don't know what it's like in the US but in the UK your employer is legally required to meet certain ergonomic standards - we'd ask for DSE desk assessment.
The solution is to change it up; Most people opt for a pen-tablet. Vertical mice for others. If you want to use a mouse a home you should avoid using a mouse as much as possible at work.
The only cure is to stop doing whatever it is that's causing pain, to continue through any pain is just accelerating and worsening the problem.
Jon1984 wrote:Usacomp2k3 wrote:Switch to a trackball?
Not possible. High precision work.
Wirko wrote:Jon1984 wrote:Usacomp2k3 wrote:Switch to a trackball?
Not possible. High precision work.
Had to look up what a photogrammetrist is. Weren't trackballs invented exactly for jobs like yours? And, as Wikipedia says, "Large trackballs are common on CAD workstations for easy precision".
I use a mouse at work and a trackball (the symmetrical Logitech Marble) at home; the former with my right hand, which is dominant, and the latter with the left one. This combination may have helped me to avoid work-related injuries so far. I consider TB a little better for precision work because the pointer never moves when I click and release buttons. With the mouse it sometimes does if the surface is as slippery as it should be. Much better trackballs exist too, of course.
deruberhanyok wrote:A while back, in my single-guy-playing-lots-of-WoW days, while working in a job where I was in front of a computer for 8-10 hours a day, I started to get odd pangs in my wrists and fingers.
I did cut back some on the WoW, but I also started doing some indoor rock climbing a few nights a week. That was a HUGE help - a couple of weeks in and my wrists/hands were back to normal (better, even, from the extra exercise and stretching they were getting).
Lots of things you can do to help, but I figured rather than trying to treat the symptoms, instead get exercise to strengthen them (and get you a little time away from the screen).
ffxivfans wrote:Horse linament. Ice. It all will help. The above solutions will get you there, but these two help you get there a bit easier.