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[azurelunatic]

My hands are having RSI problems. I'm wearing a wrist brace right now, and my spelling and/or capitalization may suffer.

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[amberite.livejournal.com]

Spend a few days in as much avoidance of doing anything with your hands as possible. Early is important. You'll thank me later.

[azurelunatic]

Thanks for your cocern. am typing left handed, hunt & peck. thank gods for touchpad mouse -- mouse is kill r. wrist.

[amberite.livejournal.com]

But, also, do some altogether avoiding. I have mild RSI in the left arm in addition to severe in the right arm, and my experience of it showing up a month behind is by no means unusual . . .

[azurelunatic]

Have had a while. is so the mouse. Book friend.

[sraun]

A split "ergo" keyboard and a trackball are my friends!

Keep a close watch on this - I have a friend who's been fighting with carpal tunnel for 20+ (maybe 30+) years. It can be very much not fun!

[azurelunatic]

I really must get myself one of those keyboards. Probably I'll go for a trackball first, though, because it's my mouse hand that's getting the majority of the bad stuff. I have banned myself from mouse-heavy games, and use the spacebar or the page down key when reading things. I do have a wrist rest for the mouse, and I shake my hands out and crack my wrists regularly. I don't want to have to have an operation like Mama did.

[sraun]

My personal favorite is the Logitech Trackman Marble - which is no longer available {depressed frown}

This looks to be the closest alternative now - the Cordless Optical Trackman.

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=products/details&CRID=6&CONTENTID=5006&countryid=19&languageid=1

My problem was that I needed a trackball that didn't require me to use my thumb to drive!

[azurelunatic]

Mmm, shiny.