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Subject:Re: Injuries and CTS From:Scott McClare <smcclare -at- DY4 -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:32:27 -0500
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> I used to get tendonitis flareups in my shoulder and just below the elbow
> from long sessions of "mousing". I then switched to a stylus and tablet,
> where you "click" by pressing the stylus down. I wound up with wrist
> pain.
>
Interesting. It looks like different people find relief in different tools.
In the last day I've taken over the spare stylus in our department and find
it no more uncomfortable to use for long periods than a pencil; certainly my
wrists don't ache beyond the usual "writer's cramp."
It's fair to point out that I've not really experienced any great discomfort
from extended computer use with any peripherals.
That being said, one downside to the stylus is that I find it *extremely*
frustrating to click on icons, hyperlinks, etc. without shoving them all
over the desktop. It seems to take a lot of practice. (Well, maybe it'll
keep people away from my PC.)
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Scott McClare - Technical Writer
DY 4 Systems Inc., Kanata, Ontario, Canada
(613) 599-9199 x502 smcclare -at- dy4 -dot- com
Opinions are my own
