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One of the things I did that made a tremendous impact on reducing the tension in my joints, was buying a good keyboard. I don't typically recommend Microsoft p

One of the things I did that made a tremendous impact on reducing the tension in my joints, was buying a good keyboard. I don't typically recommend Microsoft products, but their sculpt keyboard is a product which is cheap[0], stylish and most importantly ergonomic. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CYX26BC https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CYX26BC [0] Cheap relative to other ergonomic keyboards.

TYPE_FASTER 10y ago
The original Microsoft Natural keyboard saved my career. Two weeks out of school, I had unendurable pain in both hands. I bought a Natural keyboard, the pain went away immediately, and only comes back when I use a laptop keyboard for coding for more than an hour or two.
- dvtv75 10y ago
  The fact that it comes back after an hour or two of laptop keyboard use strongly suggests that you've not addressed the underlying issues. That's one of the key things I see cropping up repeatedly here - "I've found something that helps with my pain, if I stop the problems come back." I regularly use laptops, standard keyboards, and have no problems. When I had RSI, it was bad enough that I couldn't hold a fork for almost three months, and typing was an exercise in agony. Seek help from a good physiotherapist, but you'll need to do some research to find a good one. Also, see if you can find the bad habits you have that promote your injuries. I have upper body muscle tension and poor posture, and when I first recovered from my RSI I was having problems all the time with writing, typing, absolutely everything. It turned out that those problems weren't bad feelings, my hands and forearms had lost a significant portion of their strength, yet I was working just the same as I had been beforehand.
greenshackle2 10y ago
I fucked my wrists by spending 8+ hours a day on a laptop from age 12 to 22. I have one of those at home, and one at work. They are really good. I went from being able to type 25 hours on a regular keyboard to 50 hours a week with minimal pain on this one. The sculpt has empty space in the middle (above the space bars), I always liked the thinkpad clit mouse - so I hacked a small trackball in the middle of the keyboard. (This one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00810ROQ4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00810ROQ4) The trackball buttons are not really accessible, but the keyboard has two space bars, so I rewired the left one to be left mouse click. The warranty is definitely void, but it was worth it.

TYPE_FASTER 10y ago

The original Microsoft Natural keyboard saved my career. Two weeks out of school, I had unendurable pain in both hands. I bought a Natural keyboard, the pain went away immediately, and only comes back when I use a laptop keyboard for coding for more than an hour or two.

dvtv75 10y ago
The fact that it comes back after an hour or two of laptop keyboard use strongly suggests that you've not addressed the underlying issues. That's one of the key things I see cropping up repeatedly here - "I've found something that helps with my pain, if I stop the problems come back." I regularly use laptops, standard keyboards, and have no problems. When I had RSI, it was bad enough that I couldn't hold a fork for almost three months, and typing was an exercise in agony. Seek help from a good physiotherapist, but you'll need to do some research to find a good one. Also, see if you can find the bad habits you have that promote your injuries. I have upper body muscle tension and poor posture, and when I first recovered from my RSI I was having problems all the time with writing, typing, absolutely everything. It turned out that those problems weren't bad feelings, my hands and forearms had lost a significant portion of their strength, yet I was working just the same as I had been beforehand.

greenshackle2 10y ago

I fucked my wrists by spending 8+ hours a day on a laptop from age 12 to 22. I have one of those at home, and one at work. They are really good. I went from being able to type 25 hours on a regular keyboard to 50 hours a week with minimal pain on this one. The sculpt has empty space in the middle (above the space bars), I always liked the thinkpad clit mouse - so I hacked a small trackball in the middle of the keyboard. (This one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00810ROQ4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00810ROQ4) The trackball buttons are not really accessible, but the keyboard has two space bars, so I rewired the left one to be left mouse click. The warranty is definitely void, but it was worth it.