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The best thing to do to deal with carpal tunnel is to change your keyboard out every few months. It doesn't matter if its Cherry or whatever - simply don't use
by mmjaa 9y ago
The best thing to do to deal with carpal tunnel is to change your keyboard out every few months. It doesn't matter if its Cherry or whatever - simply don't use the same keyboard for longer than 3 - 4 months.
(This is just my personal experience. 30 years ago I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel, and I change my keyboard every 6 months. Never had it since!)
- jazoom 9y agoIt's more likely you're just conscious of your hand posture now.
- helpComputer 9y agoSuppose that's true. The prescription of changing keyboards every X months to help stay conscious of hand posture would make sense.
- jazoom 9y agoSure, but it's a bit much to say something like this, don't you think? >The best thing to do to deal with carpal tunnel is to change your keyboard out every few months. N=1. Expensive solution. More likely alternative explanations.
- mmjaa 9y agoExpensive really? I beg to differ - far cheaper than any of the other options, such as physical therapy, drugs, etc. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best one.
- jazoom 9y ago>Sometimes the simplest solution is the best one. Yeah. Which is exactly why if the benefit is being aware of your hand posture you're better off just sticking a note on your keyboard than buying a new one every few months. That was my whole point!
- mmjaa 9y agoI don't buy a new one every few months. I simply have a collection of keyboards, and I swap them out every few months. That's really the only point - you don't have to do this expensively. Besides, keyboards are cheap... cheaper than therapy and drugs and all the other hassle. This really is the simplest, cheapest solution. And no, I don't buy the 'woo woo hand wavy' aspect you imply - I believe that having different geometry to deal with, keeps my hands from becoming accustomed to the repetition of previous keyboards, and thus it exercises my hands in a different way - and it is the difference that matters, above all else, to keeping RSI away ..
- jpeloquin 9y agoThis makes sense. Changing the keyboard presumably leads to a different set of repetitive motions and different injury mechanisms, giving your musculoskeletal system the opportunity to heal existing damage. Was the approach of changing your keyboard periodically recommended by a medical professional? Or by something you read?