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Daddy?! · Post by **Daddy?!** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:49 pm

aisling wrote:I traded my studio chair for an exercise ball. The bouncing and rolling force me to keep an upright posture. It's hard to slouch. The trick is to be sure the ball it the right size. I can also do extension based stretches when I feel a little fatigued and other therapeutic movements. The best $20 I ever spent.

I have a buddy who spends his life mixing projects and he does this ball technique, too. He swears by it....but he is also bald, so there may be some connection there.

aisling · Post by **aisling** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:02 pm

Daddy?! wrote:
aisling wrote:I traded my studio chair for an exercise ball. The bouncing and rolling force me to keep an upright posture. It's hard to slouch. The trick is to be sure the ball it the right size. I can also do extension based stretches when I feel a little fatigued and other therapeutic movements. The best $20 I ever spent.
I have a buddy who spends his life mixing projects and he does this ball technique, too. He swears by it....but he is also bald, so there may be some connection there.

there must be a connection. I am as bald as a head of cabbage.

ciw · Post by **ciw** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:21 pm

as well as trackballs (which i don't use), vertical mice can be good. i have two different ones, both of which have a cradle the hand rests in (the standard vertical mouse doesn't have this). my second one is a 'zero tension mouse', check it out.

much better hand posture when mousing about, if that's what causes you pain.[/code]

landrvr1 · Post by **landrvr1** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:38 pm

b0unce wrote:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome doesn't exist. It's a psychological disorder brought on by being a ponce.

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boraxx · Post by **boraxx** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:40 pm

so, which trackball do you guys recommend? which is the king of trackballs?

sunrahrahrah · Post by **sunrahrahrah** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:32 am

To everyone who contributed, thanks for the advice. Nice to see I'm not the only one....

misteron · Post by **misteron** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:14 am

spkey wrote:1. Make SURE your posture is PERFECT at the office and home. (Flatten your keyboard, make lots of space in your desk, do not obstruct your legs with stuff under the desk, bring monitor to eye level) http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/safety/03a2.pdf
2. Take LOTS of small breaks on top of your normal break at office and home. (Go to the loo, make coffee/tea, go to talk to people instead of emailing at the office)
3. Use breaks to STRETCH! http://www.youtube.com/user/break4RSI
4. EXERCISE. I cannot stretch how important this is. Do not lift weights. Do Cardio only, swim/run/bicycle, Make sure your posture is PERFECT when exercising.
5. Live a balanced life. Eat healthy, go out and meet people, read. Do not live an office/music making life only. This is important.
6. Read about it, Be well informed (unlike b0unce). Buy this book: http://www.amazon.com/Carpal-Syndrome-T ... 609&sr=8-1
and this: http://www.amazon.com/Mindbody-Prescrip ... 688&sr=1-3
7. Find what aggrevates your condition both physically and psycollogically. Does it hurt more when you see your boss or argue with your girlfriend? Do you chew your nails? Do you find yourselfe constantly thinking of things that need to be done?
8. If you have the money go to a specialist (Ergonomist Physiotherapist) for massage. You can also try Alexander Technique.

Take a good break my friend before it develops and it CAN be treated.
sp.

+1000

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:12 am

boraxx wrote:so, which trackball do you guys recommend? which is the king of trackballs?

Only used a few, but my vote goes to http://us.kensington.com/html/2200.html

The scroll ring on the newest model looks really useful.

misteron · Post by **misteron** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:02 am

This looks quite tall though. Anyone give the measurements?

ethios4 · Post by **ethios4** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:16 am

+1 to the Kensington Expert trackball. Great tips on this thread...I'm reading through all this now...wrist hurting...

hereschenes · Post by **hereschenes** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:28 am

I was starting to get a bit of an ache in my mouse-wrist, where it tends to be in contact with the desk. I got one of those nice gel mouse-pad wrist-support things for both work and home, and it went away overnight.

jackmazzotti · Post by **jackmazzotti** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:06 am

wacom tablet all the way
they are worth every dime

penningt · Post by **penningt** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:10 pm

http://media.naturalpoint.com/video/smart-NAV_big.wmv

jbone1313 · Post by **jbone1313** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:05 pm

ROLLERMOUSE PRO.

This is the best that it gets. Its weird as hell, but its cool. Its one of the only computer pointing devices I've seen where the designers really thought about it differently.

Trust me. I wish I learned about this long ago.

I've tried every damn track-ball, mouse, pen, tablet, split keyboard, standing workstation, or whatever. I've had 3 nerve tests, PT, and an MRI. I even tried some shit that tracks your eye movements. It gave me a neck ache.

I've tried the vertical mice too. They suck. I've tried using the number keypad as a mouse too. That sucks too.

RSI Sucks.

Sometimes I comfort myselft by thinking, "well, if I body didn't hurt, I'd prolly be dead."

penningt · Post by **penningt** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:00 pm

ROLLERMOUSE PRO looks very good although a little expensive in the UK.

I too have major issues with my wrist and so far the only way to reduce the pain is to use a wrist wrap support.

How does ROLLERMOUSE PRO compare with a laptop touch pad? It looks similar but I am not a fan of touchpads.

I have a laptop and a desktop - will it work on both?

Thanks.