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Re: Ask HN: What ergonomic solutions are you using?

#11
I highly recommend that you see a physical therapist. That's when my situation started improving.

An ergonomist recommended this mouse to me and it's been really good for me (better than the Logitech MX Master I had been using): https://handshoemouse.com.

Also, setting my desk height properly helped, I think. It's hard to find desks that are low enough but I bought an Ikea adjustable height desk that goes low enough so that my elbow is level with my hands when typing.

Re: Ask HN: What ergonomic solutions are you using?

#12

Monitor suspended directly above bed on a framework. (Eyes pointed nearly straight up, therefore.) Elbows resting on bed.

Do you do this out of medical necessity or is it simply what you've found to be most ergonomic?

I find this configuration very interesting. Had not heard of this before, but would be very interested in trying it out.

Re: Ask HN: What ergonomic solutions are you using?

#13

A Kinesis Freestyle keyboard, which is split but otherwise a standard layout. Mine is angled/tented so both halves are higher in the middle. An Evoluent VerticalMouse. Between the 2 products, my wrists, forearms, and elbows stay in totally natural positions. My wrists don’t need to bend at all to type or mouse.

I do this setup too. I put the vertical mouse in the middle of the keyboard halves. The keyboard helps alleviate most of my wrist pain and the mouse pretty removed my elbow pain. I only get flare ups if I sit poorly or use just my laptop keyboard for long periods (like if I travel or house sit for someone).

Re: Ask HN: What ergonomic solutions are you using?

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post #12

Monitor suspended directly above bed on a framework. (Eyes pointed nearly straight up, therefore.) Elbows resting on bed.

Do you do this out of medical necessity or is it simply what you've found to be most ergonomic? I find this configuration very interesting. Had not heard of this before, but would be very interested in trying it out.

Neck problems made it inevitable, after a traffic accident several years ago. I'm okay walking, pretty much, but not sitting.

Re: Ask HN: What ergonomic solutions are you using?

#15
I am thinking of buying a vertical mouse due to mild pain in my right wrist. But I have found that using the mouse with your weaker arm (left, in my case) for 2-3 days alleviates the pain for a while.

Of course, when I am travelling, I use my MacBook Pro 2017, and it just simply sucks when it comes to ergonomics.

Re: Ask HN: What ergonomic solutions are you using?

#17

I highly recommend that you see a physical therapist. That's when my situation started improving. An ergonomist recommended this mouse to me and it's been really good for me (better than the Logitech MX Master I had been using): https://handshoemouse.com . Also, setting my desk height properly helped, I think. It's hard to find desks that are low enough but I bought an Ikea adjustable height desk that goes low enough…

How's your precision with that thing?

From the photo it looks like I'd be mousing with arm muscles instead of finger/wrist.

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