<br>A relative of mine gets RSI pains when using a mouse for just a few minutes. She just can not use one.<br><br>However she gets on very well with a pen and tablet no problem at all, and using it on Ubuntu right back to 5.10 and onwards and upwards has never been a problem at all with it.<br>
<br>Regards,<br>Andy.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 25 March 2011 16:22, Simon Greenwood <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sfgreenwood@gmail.com">sfgreenwood@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On 25 March 2011 16:14, Jon Reynolds <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maillist@jcrdevelopments.com" target="_blank">maillist@jcrdevelopments.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hello folks,<br>
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Am sure as all of you are computer users, some probably quite prolific (as coders etc), that some of you have had experience with RSI.<br>
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I have had a bad wrist for a few years now on and off. It always seemed to go away but recently (last 4-6months) it seems to be here and not going away.<br>
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Basically I get a pain in the inside corner of my wrist when it is bent back, i.e. in a position to do push ups. I cannot push things (e.g. doing push ups) without it hurting and shaking it (shaking inside-out socks) hurts too.<br>
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I have tried wearing a wrist strap (like a sports one) for the last few weeks but it doesn't seem to be making much difference.<br>
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I am a CAD user by day, which is very mouse-dependant, but also do an amount of typing, but I think the mouse usage is the main culprit as its always semi-hovering as I manoeuvre the mouse.<br>
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I am wondering if anyone else has had experiences like this and how they got rid of it? Maybe those little cushioned mouse mats, where you rest your wrist on a small cushion would help.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>There are lots of things you can try: make sure that you're sitting at a comfortable angle (I had this a while ago because my seat was too low); try a wrist rest, either as part of a mouse mat or separately; if all else fails, consider an alternative pointing device like a trackball or even a graphics pad.</div>
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