Stratisfear wrote:
Agreed, Bob - I use a cordless mouse and the batteries mean it's heavy as mice go. I frequently finish the day (along with a lot of typing during daylight hours) with a very fatigued and weak-feeling pair of hands. And it affects my guitar-playing. One option is to invest in a trackball instead of a mouse, but I think that only relocates the problem to the thumb... It's annoying.
I've found ergonomic keyboards to be a worthwhile investment if you spend a lot of time with a computer keyboard. They take a little getting used to, but only a little. It's been my experience that the models that tilt at the front rather than the back provide more relief for wrists and thus the carpal tunnel.
I think the worst of all are laptops - the keyboard is crammed into a small area and the wrists and hands really have to work at unnatural angles.
And you usually end up hunched and looking constantly down at the monitor. Organising the workspace can pay off too - things like getting your monitor at a better height and distance so that you can sit in a better position and still see the display.
