Ergonomic Vertical Mouse Better Than Sliced Bread !!

I've been having a lot of problems with my forearm, fingers of the right hand, and my elbow. Some is due to the wear and tear of 50 years of working, played hard when I was a kid too, but I believe a lot of it is from my mouse and keyboard.

Just got this vertical mouse today, and I have a Microsoft Ergonomic Sculpt keyboard coming Friday. The mouse seems great so far.

Anyone else suffer from computer related pain and suffering ? Any solutions that worked for you, besides leaving the darn thing shut down ?

Mine is wired, but they make a wireless one too ;

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018LPBCDO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1P23 GO3A5IVJ8&coliid=I1WAPX6AQR9C2W

Hey Jimmy,

I fully understand the 50+ years of personal 'wear and tear' but I'm of no help with the computer crap as I'm a Mastodon with it.

I also doubt that this will be of any help and I apologize for the poor video quality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdO8-s8HzQs

'Cuda the Mastodon'

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Roy that was priceless!

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Roy that was priceless!

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Thanks my friend, I just couldn't help myself. :banghead:

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.

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.

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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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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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 😂

Geek

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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!!

Pete <:-}

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!

Das Keyboard - The Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard Experience for Badasses

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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!

Das Keyboard - The Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard Experience for Badasses

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I checked it out, and they do not have an ergonomic version. I've been using one or another ergonomic version for a decade or more, and no turning back for me, if I have the choice.

Here is the latest, gotten along with the vertical mouse, and I took to it like a duck to water ;

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

gotta agree the ergonomic mouse is the giz
have had mine for 6 years odd and an ergonomic curved keyboard also
cant handle the feel of a flat mouse now
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I was rigorously trained to type/learn computers in gradeschool back in the 90's. Tut's Typer for the Apple IIE was my particular favorite.

My absolute favorite mouse was a Logitech MX518 that I purchased on black Friday in '04 and it helped with some elbow tendon issues I was having back then.

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Yup, had a trackball for years, and now use a Logitec ergo mouse. That I inherited from my bride when she went IPad.

What really, helped, were the gel pads, one for each wrist. I use the separate ones about, 1.5 in high and 4 in wide, and place them under the wrist at the desk edge.

They work well especially with a higher profile mouse, like an Ergo, mouse.


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