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    I've seen some really different mice with a vertical arrangement. That one looks tame by comparison. I don't know if it works or not but I hope it solves your problem.
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    Not pain per sé, but after long days using the mouse constantly, I could feel my wrist. So I decided to try a vertical mouse (Evoluent) and I must say, it is much better, don't feel the wrist ! So I'm all for. And I would say to those working a lot with a computer, it's better to buy an ergonomic mouse sooner rather than later.
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    I didn't know about vertical meeses.

    I use the stationary kind with the thumb track ball . I have for years. Love em.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisL View Post
    I didn't know about vertical meeses.

    I use the stationary kind with the thumb track ball . I have for years. Love em.
    I also use a trackball, and have done for years. I used to get a sore elbow coz I was lazy leaning woth my mouse. So it was fix me or get a track ball. I got a track ball 😂

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    What a great idea. If you use a computer for any length of time, just turning your wrist and repositioning your hand will probably make all the difference in the world.

    Cudarunner : that video is awesome!!

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    Roughly ten years ago, when I first started living on my own, my life was simple. Every aspect. I stocked shelves at the grocery store to pay my bills. I had only a bicycle for transportation. $25-$40 a week for food, with about $15 a month of wiggle room in the budget. So the only possessions I had that weren't clothes (and two of the usual types of dishes) for the first eight months was my desktop computer that I gamed on, and the desk and chair for it. Buying cheap in those categories taught me about ergonomics the hard way.

    No computer chair that retails for under $100 will be comfortable for more than an hour or two. None!

    Then there was the mouse I was using. Which gets me on-topic... Sorry for rambling lol. I was using a Labtec optical mouse that had to have retailed for $10-$15. It is not suitable for more than occasional use.
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    That mouse caused nearly crippling pain to my wrist. The hand position itself wasn't horrible, it was the shape. The sides just slope down. You have to apply a lot of grip with your non-clicking phalanges when you need to reposition the mouse on the pad.

    Mostly being a gamer when on the computer, I despise wireless peripherals (dead batteries & lag). The ergonomic mouse I bought (right before it was discontinued!) was the Logitech G5 laser mouse.
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    This was in the $50-$65 range. It fits the shape of your hand very well, IMO. And you can even customize the weight of it!

    G5 Laser Mouse - Logitech Support

    I don't know if they have an ergonomic version, but a keyboard I was lusting over (before my PC was too obsolete to game on anymore) is called "Das Keyboard". It is a device that can be abused, and still work!

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