having serious wrist pain with my current mouse

[kenny1999]

I work with computer and so mouse is something I cannot leave behind. Recently I am experiencing wrist pain as I move the mouse. My wrist could not rest on the mouse and it slips with the mouse pad. I can't use this ordinary mouse anymore. I am asking for advice. I know there is something like trackball or 'vertical' mouse. I'd like to know which one is better or anything else? I don't want to experience wrist pain anymore, at least for a while.

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Changing mice may have a minimal effect, but the only way I've found to cope with that issue is to alternate hands. You can easily train your brain to compensate for using the opposite hand on the mouse buttons.

I'd also say you should use the largest mouse you can find that is reasonably comfortable. A lot of mice are designed for laptops and are smaller than normal and tend to lead to cramping or aching more quickly than a full-sized mouse.

And I'd probably avoid a mouse that was tapered in the middle and instead go with one that was widest in the middle.

Just my observations over many years of having a mouse in my hands many hours per day.

I haven't used a trackball a lot, but they drove me crazy when I tried. Never tried a vertical mouse.

You have to experiment a bit. The Logitech M100 is a good basic optical wired mouse. Most comfortable cheap mouse I've found, fairly large, no taper in the middle. I make it a point to switch hands regularly and take my hands off the thing entirely whenever possible.

You might talk to a doc about those wrist support gloves I see cashiers wearing. They cover the wrist and palm, leaving the fingers exposed. You can buy them in a drug store. I talked to a cashier who said it really helped her.

 

[Callender]

mouse problems

Most people use an optical mouse that doesn't need a mouse mat or trackball.

Perhaps you could test this type of mouse?

Other than that check out the down-loadable guides here:

Advance Seating designs - How to - Guides

 

[BugMeister]

my father-in-law has used a trackball for years - he swears by it..

 

[Layback Bear]

I use two Microsoft wireless mouses 2000 and they are comfortable to me.
They are large enough to fit the hand and have side buttons you can set to do things.
You don't need a mouse pad. At times I do use my left hand but I do not change the mouse settings.
Sometime I will put a folded towel in front of the mouse to change the angle of my wrist. Doing this before the pain hits is helpful. You also might want to change the angle of your wrist while typing. It takes very little bit of change to make a difference.
It varies from keyboard to keyboard and person to person.

 

[Boozad]

I used one of these when I was using a small Microsoft mouse, it gave excellent wrist support. I've since moved to a Gigabyte M6900 gaming mouse as I game a lot with a flat Corsair mouse mat, and the difference is quite surprising as you tend to you arm movements as opposed to wrist movements.

 

[Clem00]

I had been suffering from RSI (repetitive strain injury) for a couple of years. Both my wrists, my arms and elbows hurt. I couldn’t even lift a cup without pain. Not to mention computer related work, that was nearly impossible.

July 2006
At the end of a three-month internship I felt a slight pain in my right wrist for the first time. In the following days I continued to work normally, hoping that after the next weekend everything would be okay again - but it was not. Even switching the mouse to my left hand did not help significantly. The pain had intensified within a week and now both wrists were already equally affected. On the weekend both forearms …

I have published my whole story on my website History - Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). You’ll also find comprehensive information on what helped me in the end to overcome this pain (22,000+ words, so arrange enough time ). So if you are a fellow sufferer, I hope this can be of help.

 

[Layback Bear]

Clem00 I would also suggest a quality mechanical keyboard. In about a week using my new keyboard the pain went away.

A mouse is a more difficult selection because their are so many.
I try to use one that is small to fit my hand. Their lies the problem. When shopping on line how does one know the size and whether or not it will fit their hand.
I have many keyboards and mice looking for just the right ones.
At this time I using a Microsoft wireless 5000 mouse and a Das 4 Professional keyboard.
Still looking for different mouses.
The keyboard solved my pain problem.

This thread might interest you.

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/338935-thing-we-don-t-think-about-can-hurt-you.html

 

[Clem00]

I haven't heard of the "Das 4 Professional keyboard" yet, I'll check it out.

I usually have two mice connected at the same time. Primarily I use the E-Quill AirO2bic with my left hand. It looks&feels like cheap chinese plastic, but it works since 2008. I have fairly small hands for a man and it fits my left hand.

The Anker Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse fits my right hand. And it's a bargain, currently $14 at Amazon.

 

[Ranger4]

I have a Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball mouse & I have used trackball mice for years & they say once you have used a trackball mouse you will never go back to the old drag about one again & I can vouch for that.

You have the body of the mouse in your hand & you move the pointer with your thumb on the ball & use fingers for the buttons & you don't have to move the mouse at all.

If you want move info on it go to this Logitech website.

M570 Wireless Trackball - Logitech

 

[Layback Bear]

I tried a track ball many years ago and didn't like it.
To be honest I really didn't use it long to really give it a good test. I quiet working and I went and got something else.
I have never had good luck with anything Logitech.

I wish DAS made a mouse.

 

[Ranger4]

I tried a track ball many years ago and didn't like it.
To be honest I really didn't use it long to really give it a good test. I quiet working and I went and got something else.
I have never had good luck with anything Logitech.

I wish DAS made a mouse.

I have used Logitech products for years & never had a problem with them. My current Logitech keyboard is 6 years old & over the years I have had Logitech trackball mice, one lasting 12 years & the other 6 years. My current Trackball is fairly new & I got it because I wanted a wireless one as the old one was a wired one.

But I suppose it is horses for courses & some horses just don't work well for some people. I suppose it is the same for cars & most things.