[plug] mice

[Adam Hewitt]

On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 15:00, Arie Hol wrote:
> It may not be just your mouse at fault - have you considered how you sit and
> where you sit when using your computer.

I have concidered it...but my Intellimouse Explorer at home doesn't seem
to give me the same amount of grief. I would just get another one,
except that its not very portable and I was going to analyse the
responses and see which one had the best combination of both

> Ergonomics is the word that applies here.
> 
> How high is the desk top in relation to your seating position ?
> 
> Posible solution - adjustable seat height.
> 
> Does your mouse arm have adequate support ?
> 
> I sit at a custom built work station - it is a corner style unit - my right
> arm can lay comfortably on the right wing of the desktop - I use a folded
> hand towel where I place my right arm - it improves the circulation to my
> forearm by providing some padding against the hard desktop.

I have exactly the same senario...I feel that the problem has really
begun since I got my ibook and started using the trackpad....doing
everything with one finger takes its toll.

> 
> Result = no rsi and less problems with arthritis.

Lucky you...then again maybe it has something to do with me blowing my
hand up with explosives when I was 18...turned my hand black for a few
weeks, swollen to about 3 or 4 times the normal size and blew my gold
ring off my finger, luckily I didn't lose any fingers..heh

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