Carpal tunnel
- Thread starter Lollipops
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I started to get pain in wrists and hands after typing a few years back -- switched to an "ergonomic keyboard", learned to type using the Dvorak layout, and haven't had any problems since...
fore arm support is key to preventing/relieving the symptoms.
i spend alot of my time at the PC desk few years ago i started to get pain in my wrists, got a bigger desk that i can rest my whole fore arm on within a couple of weeks pain gone and has never returned.
brother also suffered with CTS till he also got a desk big enough to rest his fore arms on.
my 2 pence
i spend alot of my time at the PC desk few years ago i started to get pain in my wrists, got a bigger desk that i can rest my whole fore arm on within a couple of weeks pain gone and has never returned.
brother also suffered with CTS till he also got a desk big enough to rest his fore arms on.
my 2 pence
If you spend all day on a PC, I can recommend the 3M ergonomic mouse...
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/e ... omicmouse/
I got to the point where I couldn't use a normal mouse for more than 20 minutes in either hand without severe wrist pain. 3M mouse was spendy but worth it... no pain any more, and I can mouse all day - amazing what rotating the wrist through 90 degrees does!
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/e ... omicmouse/
I got to the point where I couldn't use a normal mouse for more than 20 minutes in either hand without severe wrist pain. 3M mouse was spendy but worth it... no pain any more, and I can mouse all day - amazing what rotating the wrist through 90 degrees does!
Just a suggestion, Khane: I tilt my keyboard away from me, and I find that it makes typing much more comfortable. If you want to try it, just place a rolled-up t-shirt under the nearest edge of your keyboard (about where the space bar is).Khane":1ddc3tpy said:
I've made this a permanent change by sticking plastic door-stops under my keyboard's wrist-rest...
Thanks for the recommendation. I've found that these mice are available in the UK, so I'm going to check them out...zigzag":1ddc3tpy said:
http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en& ... omic+mouse
Thanks again!
hehe my keyboard can do backflips so tilting it forward shouldn't be a problem lol
but honestly with the provided wrist support on the keyboard and setting it so it is raised but flat (4 legs on my keyboard)
i biggest difference i found though was having a big enough desk that i could rest my full (or 90% at least) fore arm on it.
(saitek cyborg v.7 keyboard BTW)
but honestly with the provided wrist support on the keyboard and setting it so it is raised but flat (4 legs on my keyboard)
i biggest difference i found though was having a big enough desk that i could rest my full (or 90% at least) fore arm on it.
(saitek cyborg v.7 keyboard BTW)
