[Sigia-l] rsi (off topic)

[Joe 10]

Here are a few things I've found while looking around this subject.

There's a somewhat revolutionary take on the "sit up right" take on 
ergonomics which is answered by a fellow marketing the "Butterfly 
Board":
http://www.metamorphosis.com/
I know a few users of that who do endless production time (granted, 
drawing tablet based, not key entry) who swear by them.

On problem I have is that extended keyboards, especially split ones, 
with their numeric keypad are so wide that they put your mouse way 
off in right field. Look at the angle of your arm to your body next 
time you reach over to your mouse... I've chosen to get around this 
with the of so sauve Happy Hacking Keyboard:
http://store.yahoo.com/pfuca-store/
Which keeps my hands lined up with my body when I reach for my mouse. 
External numeric pads are available for those who can't live without 
one.

The ergonomic consultant I hired Said that walking is one of the best 
things for it. He said that if everyone with RSI would walk for an 
hour or so pre day that the swinging of the arms helps greatly...

I preach variety. I literally have a mouse, a trackball, a trackpad 
(which I never use) and a Wacom tablet all hooked up and I switch 
between them. All that and I'm tempted to get a cordless gyro mouse...

And take some breaks. Stare off in the distance. Take a walk.

/Joe

At 10:09 AM -0500 12/12/02, Peter VanDijck wrote:
>Hi,
>I am having early symptons of RSI (painful wrists), but I'm having a
>hard time finding out what to do about it. Is ordering a special
>mouse/wristpad helpful? If so, which ones?
>Thanks for any pointers!! And apologies for the off topic post.
>PeterV
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