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Subject:Re: Help! Need an ergonomic mouse From:Wendy Lewis <wlewis -at- NCLOGIC -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 18 Aug 1998 10:37:27 -0400
I too have suffered disabling shoulder, arm, wrist, and hand pain. I
assumed it to be carpal tunnels until I underwent $2000 worth of testing
that came up negative. The third doctor finally diagnosed me with
tendonitis -- golf elbow, tennis elbow and lots of others. Between a wave
keyboard, touch pad, gentle stretches, and breaks, I have been pain free
for the last 5 months.
Stretching was the biggest revelation. On intense typing days, I stretch 3
or 4 times, two minutes each way on each wrist. That's 8 minutes 4 times a
day max. On normal typing days, I stretch once. I'm hoping that this
success will hold through the winter. Cold seems to affect them in my mind.
Wendy Lewis
North Coast Logic
Language is power because it shapes thought,
and thought shapes reality.
