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I started having issues a few months ago when I moved desks at work to one which was not as ergonomically well adjusted as my previous desk. I was surprised how
by pedalpete 10y ago
I started having issues a few months ago when I moved desks at work to one which was not as ergonomically well adjusted as my previous desk. I was surprised how quickly my wrists began to hurt.
After doing a bit of research, and going back to my old desk, things have gotten much better.
The changes I made are
1) don't wrest your wrists on the desk when typing. Apparently we're supposed to have our wrists raised...who knew?
2) I use more keyboard shortcuts. I've taken to using virtual desktops in windows to switch between screens rather than mouse between windows. Works great.
3) reduce mousing activity when you can (learn keyboard shortcuts if you haven't. When you do mouse, don't use your wrist. I used to place my wrist on the desk and my fingers on the mouse. Now I place my palm on the mouse. This causes you to use your arm to mouse around and is less stressful on your wrist.
That's what I've tried so far. Still not 100%, but definitely getting better.