[DM-MUG] Computer use and ergonomics....mouses? [mice?]

[Victoria L. Herring]

Great idea...given the pain that has been caused [and the numbing of 
fingers that comes and goes] money is no object so I'll check it out 
-- thanks.

>Have you considered using a trackball instead of a mouse?  It doesn't move
>around on the table (no mouse pad required), and you don't have to grip it,
>just move the ball and click with the appropriate finger.  I love mine so
>much I bought three (one for each laptop and one on the KVM switch between
>my 6500 and my -eek!- PC).
>
>As with any product, you can spend as much as you want on a trackball, but
>Logitech makes a good USB optical model for about $20 at CompUSEless.  No
>drivers required in OS 9 or X -- will need drivers for Windoze 98-2000-ME-XP
>(CD included).  It even has a PS/2 adapter for the older, non-USB Wintels.
>
>Here's a link to the one I'm using on the Logitech site:
>
>http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2150,CONTENTID
>=5003
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Peace,
>CW
>
>
>On 6/3/05 1:03 PM, "Victoria L. Herring" <vlh at herringlaw.com> wrote:
>
>>  I am developing a type of 'tennis elbow' and believe it's linked to
>>  gripping the mouse hard...so far massage therapy has been able to to
>>  work it out but I can't very well do that each day and I want to
>>  catch it before it gets really bad....any thoughts on what to do?  My
>>  chair and keyboard are at good height [or lack thereof], I do try to
>>  use L mouse [I reattached it so I could shift on and off], use
>>  keyboard and Wacom tablet but the right arm/hand still gets pretty
>>  painful by end of a hard day [I am getting this mainly working on
>>  photographs - not lawyering so much]
>>
>>  Would a larger mouse or different one be better?  Using the index
>>  finger alot is a problem [I have a 2 button scrollwheel wireless
>>  mouse] too.
>>
>>  [I would imagine the graphic artists amongst us have dealt with this]
>>
>>  Thanks for any help!!!
>
>
>
>--
>
>Curt (CW) Smith
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>
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Victoria L. Herring, Attorney, Civil Rights, Discrimination & 
Employment Law, <http://www.HerringLaw.com>;  Travel research and 
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