Ergonomic Mouse

[goo_mason]

I use a Kensington Orbit trackball at home for the laptop - took a while to get used to but I've been using it for 4 years now and it's brilliant. It's especially good for gaming, as you can turn very quickly with a spin of the big trackball!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I've used a Logitech MX Revolution for a few years now and I love it, (well for a mouse anyway).

+1

Expensive but SO worth it.

 

[MacB]

Folks I'm in a similar position, done the swapping hands bit and all that and have followed up some of the suggestions on here. So far I've tried:-

Logitech Trackman Marble - didn't like this
Kensington Orbit Trackball - not bad
3M Joystick Thingy - this is best of bunch so far

The orbit trackball would be better if there was an option to open a link in a new tab, like you can by pressing down a regular clickwheel. The scroll ring is really good and the trackball itself is fine but the left and right click feel unnaturally far apart.

I fancy trying the Logitech MX Revolution but I'm seeing prices of £250, are they really worth this or is it an old model so priced as hard to get hold of?

 

[srw]

On the advice of a GP Mrs W has spent the last few months using ibuprofen gel and a £20 wrist splint - which has all but cleared up incipient carpal tunnel syndrome.

I'm sure you clever people have taken medical advice already, but I thought it was worth mentioning just in case...

 

[MacB]

On the advice of a GP Mrs W has spent the last few months using ibuprofen gel and a £20 wrist splint - which has all but cleared up incipient carpal tunnel syndrome.

I'm sure you clever people have taken medical advice already, but I thought it was worth mentioning just in case...

currently using the same gel daily and also on a prescribed does of anti inflammatories from the Docs. I've done all the posture and desk/chair heights etc but I've never really explored the alternate mouse/control options.

 

[marzjennings]

I'm going to try and do away with a mouse completely and get one of the new Leap motion sensors (google Leap Motion for videos) when they come out this month.

It senses the movement of fingers and hands in the air and so you can use right or left or even both hands to work on the PC.

First test will be to see if I can use it to work in excel.

 

[MacB]

First test will be to see if I can use it to work in excel.

oooh, I'll be interested to hear feedback on that...it's Excel that's done for me

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Thanks peeps. I'll look into your suggestions. I already switched to my "wrong" hand years ago, and now that's getting bad too. I use shortcut keys a fair bit, but I still need the mouse for some things. I haven't any more hands to try. The gel wrist pads almost seem to make it worse - I'm after a totally different-shaped mouse. Might try the one Ffoeg suggests as it seems to be a median nerve thang...

I had to provide mice for staff with RSI and one with MS. This was the source of the best mice I could get for them. They're not cheap but the staff who needed them raved about them when they came. http://ergo.contour-design.com/ergonomic-mouse/contour-mouse

Take a look through all their options, they do more than the standard design.

GC

 

[MacB]

I had to provide mice for staff with RSI and one with MS. This was the source of the best mice I could get for them. They're not cheap but the staff who needed them raved about them when they came. http://ergo.contour-design.com/ergonomic-mouse/contour-mouse

Take a look through all their options, they do more than the standard design.

GC

I like the look of that so have just ordered....thanks.....Al

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I'm going to try and do away with a mouse completely and get one of the new Leap motion sensors (google Leap Motion for videos) when they come out this month.

It senses the movement of fingers and hands in the air and so you can use right or left or even both hands to work on the PC.

First test will be to see if I can use it to work in excel.

It's interesting (and cheaper than I expected) but won't your arms get tired?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Use your "wrong" hand for a while. Swap over the buttons* and it's surprisingly easy to pick up.

Internet porn taught me to use a mouse left handed ....

 

[marzjennings]

It's interesting (and cheaper than I expected) but won't your arms get tired?

Maybe, but hopefully just tired due to new way of working and not painful because of bad ergonomics.

Leap claim their motion pad is very sensitive and able to pick up the smallest movement in any of your ten fingers, which sounds great, but I'm interested to see I can accurately position hold my hands still enough to select the actual pixel I need. At least with a mouse it'll stay put when you stop moving it.

 

[marzjennings]

I didn't mention that the mouse I'm using now is THE best mouse I've ever used and I've not had the slightest twinge of RSI in over 18 months since I've had it.

It's a R.A.T. 7 and really a gaming mouse with a couple of buttons I never use (not sure where to use the sniper button in excel).

Two reasons I like this mouse. One, it's adjustable, it comes with extra parts which you use to fit the mouse to your hand. I have shovel size hands and I've adjusted this mouse to fit nicely in my hand. And two, sensitivity, this mouse has a crazy DPI of 6400 which means I hardly have to move the mouse to cover the 2 30" monitors I have on my desk. It does take some getting used to, but I've found I never have to move my hand more than about 2" to cover the whole desktop area. Also, the DPI is adjustable on the mouse, so if you are focused on one piece of the screen you can drop the DPI and slow the mouse down.

The there's build quality, which is top notch, all buttons are light and large, good scroll wheel (though not free spinning which would be nice) and you can even adjust the weight as it has removal set of sliding weights.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I didn't mention that the mouse I'm using now is THE best mouse I've ever used and I've not had the slightest twinge of RSI in over 18 months since I've had it.

Total GeekOut full-on robot chubby over here!

 

[Flying Dodo]

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