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Suppose that's true. The prescription of changing keyboards every X months to help stay conscious of hand posture would make sense.
by helpComputer 9y ago
Suppose 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 ..