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Subject:Re: Helpful hints, and wrist problems From:Karen_Mayer -dot- TOUCH_TECHNOLOGY -at- NOTES -dot- COMPUSERVE -dot- COM Date:Thu, 15 Feb 1996 11:35:55 EST
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Karen K responds...
>It does strike men less often than women.
Lucky me..... (ouch!).
David (The Man)
Technical Writer
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I've heard two possible reasons for this:
- fewer men type than women
- men have stronger forearms (greater grip strength) than women
I lift weights regularly and have a strong grip and muscley forearms, so
I'm pretty skeptical about that second one. I have a bunch of wrist pain,
esp. in my mouse arm. I've submitted a requisition for the "natural"
keyboard -- hopefully that will help a little.
