RSI-Relief

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is now a major industrial disease affecting millions of people around the world. RSI includes conditions such as carpel tunnel syndrome, tenosynovitis and tendinitis - often collectively referred to as upper limb disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, occupational overuse syndrome (OOS), computer related injuries or cumulative trauma disorders, or CTD. Often the posotion [...]

Jon Galloway writes in his blog about Mouseless Computing. Writing from a programmer’s perspective, Jon discusses tactics such as mousing goofy (switching mouse hands) and using a tablet in place of a mouse.
But the meat of the article discusses ways to bypass the mouse, by using the keyboard. He discusses a Firefox extension called Search [...]

The Zero Tension Mouse is an ergonomic pointing device designed to keep your hand in a neutral position as you use your computer.
With an appearance reminiscent of the Quill Aerobic Mouse, Evoluent VerticalMouse, and the 3M Renaissance Mouse, the Zero Tension Mouse is designed to be held with your hand in a vertical position (as [...]

In How To Mouse Goofy, Meg Hourihan offers an interesting story about how she learned to use the mouse with her left hand (she’s a natural righty).
The “goofy” in the title is a skateboarding reference. Most skateboarders ride with their left foot on the front of the board; this is called the “normal” stance. [...]

Jeremy Atkinson has a reviw of the Evoluent Vertical Mouse 2 (Is the VerticalMouse 2 Worth a Thumbs Up?) at ExtremeTech.com.
We’d reported on an earlier review of the mouse, from LIVEdigitally.com nearly a year ago. So the mouse has been available for awhile, but is apparently still gaining attention.

LIVEdigitally.com offers a review of the Evoluent Vertical Mouse 2, an unusual but potentially useful pointing device. As the name indicates, this mouse is used in a vertical, rather than horizontal, position that supports your hand in a relaxed “handshake” position that eliminates forearm twisting.
This can help people suffering from Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) [...]

I’m in the market for a new ergonomic keyboard, and picked up the Microsoft Optical Desktop Pro, a package containing Microsoft’s Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0 and the Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard - their top-of-the-line ergonomic combo.
I’ve used a Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue for nearly two years, and liked it. The Blue has [...]