Comment Another small tip, but helpful (Score 1) 81
If you are right-handed, switch your mouse to your left hand.
As a programmer (VC++), most of the input I do is not typing words of code, but moving around in the code using the mouse and the cursor keys. I suspect many non-programmers may experience a similar usage pattern, if you do more editing than entry.
Most keyboards have cursor keys on the right hand side, so having the mouse on the right side puts extra stress on your right hand because it's doing most of the work.
I experienced this a couple of years ago; my right wrist was getting sore all the time but not my left. I switched my mouse to the left side and the problem disappeared. It also made me faster since now I can mouse and cursor at the same time.
There is a period of adjustment; it takes about 2-3 days before you're not totally stumbling around with the mouse, and your quake game will take 1-2 weeks to rebound, but then you can easily mouse on either side with no problems.
(I also use a microsoft natural keyboard (the old kind, which is great, not the new one with the cursor keys in the moronic + configuration), in addition to a fully adjustable keyboard tray and an adjustable chair. So the mouse switch thing was only a partial solution.)
As a programmer (VC++), most of the input I do is not typing words of code, but moving around in the code using the mouse and the cursor keys. I suspect many non-programmers may experience a similar usage pattern, if you do more editing than entry.
Most keyboards have cursor keys on the right hand side, so having the mouse on the right side puts extra stress on your right hand because it's doing most of the work.
I experienced this a couple of years ago; my right wrist was getting sore all the time but not my left. I switched my mouse to the left side and the problem disappeared. It also made me faster since now I can mouse and cursor at the same time.
There is a period of adjustment; it takes about 2-3 days before you're not totally stumbling around with the mouse, and your quake game will take 1-2 weeks to rebound, but then you can easily mouse on either side with no problems.
(I also use a microsoft natural keyboard (the old kind, which is great, not the new one with the cursor keys in the moronic + configuration), in addition to a fully adjustable keyboard tray and an adjustable chair. So the mouse switch thing was only a partial solution.)
