raksrules
Elite
Being in IT and working on computers (laptops) for full day for last 13+ years and even before that, last year, I developed what is called as "Carpel Tunnel Syndrome" or "Repetitive stress Injury (RSI)". I didn't even know these terms before that and what I actually searched on google when It happened was "pain in thumb and index and middle finger". I am used to using a mouse with laptop and am not comfortable with the trackpad for work (but do use trackpad on home laptop).
So yes, I started developing this pain in my right hand , below my thumb, index and middle fingers. It was pretty painful and sometimes it felt like those 3 fingers are sort of worthless and when picking heavier things or pulling something in day to day, it would pain.
This is when I discovered something called "Trackball Mouse". On doing some research, I found there are either the ones with trackball in middle and left and right clicks on sides so you need to use your index and middle fingers to move cursor. Then you have the one where the trackball is on the side, the one I am using and you move cursor using your thumb. I am using a similar type of Mouse, the Logitech M570 and since using it for last 1+ year, my pain in the palms in completely gone. In fact I noticed the pain gone in just few days after started using it and it is a joy to use this mouse, no hand movement at all.
This post is just to make people aware that even if you do not have carpel tunnel now, there is a chance you may develop in future and untreated ones can result in surgery to treat it. May be try switching to trackball mouse and see try them before writing them off. Also there are vertical mouse but I have no experience in using those so cannot say if they are good or no.
So yes, I started developing this pain in my right hand , below my thumb, index and middle fingers. It was pretty painful and sometimes it felt like those 3 fingers are sort of worthless and when picking heavier things or pulling something in day to day, it would pain.
This is when I discovered something called "Trackball Mouse". On doing some research, I found there are either the ones with trackball in middle and left and right clicks on sides so you need to use your index and middle fingers to move cursor. Then you have the one where the trackball is on the side, the one I am using and you move cursor using your thumb. I am using a similar type of Mouse, the Logitech M570 and since using it for last 1+ year, my pain in the palms in completely gone. In fact I noticed the pain gone in just few days after started using it and it is a joy to use this mouse, no hand movement at all.
This post is just to make people aware that even if you do not have carpel tunnel now, there is a chance you may develop in future and untreated ones can result in surgery to treat it. May be try switching to trackball mouse and see try them before writing them off. Also there are vertical mouse but I have no experience in using those so cannot say if they are good or no.
