RSI mostly depends on the position of the wrists. Ergonomic keyboards work by making it easier to hold your arms and hands in a natural/relaxed angle. Having

RSI mostly depends on the position of the wrists. Ergonomic keyboards work by making it easier to hold your arms and hands in a natural/relaxed angle. Having an ergonomic keyboard at a sharp angle from your forearms might actually be even worse than a standard keyboard, since in that case all the ergonomic keyboards I have seen would make you reach even more awkwardly to reach the keys.