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And, unfortunately, my right wrist hurts like hell now. It begins twenty minutes or so after I start typing. The pain shoots down from the bottom right of my right (face down palm) to the end of my pinky.
It's getting wicked painful.
Any tips?
I learned dvorak, and some people swear by it, but it didn't change much. so, I switched back.
First identify whether the cause is a wrong posture and whether you have more problems while handling keyboard or the mouse. I used to have problems while using the mouse due to wrong posture.
Professional Quake players have names for the different styles of holding a mouse. I believe mine is called The Claw, where my palm is a few inches above the matt and I guide the mouse using finger tips on each side, like a bear scraping across the desk.
I notice that when I have pain I have lapsed and my palm is flat on the desk causing a v-shape between my hand and forearm and tension on the back of my wrist.
Read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Pascarellis-Complete-Repetitive-Strain...
Get a roll of toilet paper and put it under your wrist while you use you mouse. It allows for spring due to the cardboard roll while still supporting you wrist.
First identify whether the cause is a wrong posture and whether you have more problems while handling keyboard or the mouse. I used to have problems while using the mouse due to wrong posture.
I definitely get pain from the mouse rather than typing. Professional Quake players have names for the different styles of holding a mouse. I believe mine is called The Claw, where my palm is a few inches above the matt and I guide the mouse using finger tips on each side, like a bear scraping across the desk. I notice that when I have pain I have lapsed and my palm is flat on the desk causing a v-shape between my ha…
