[Leica] OT: Hand troubles

[Richard Man]

Peter, I taught myself to be a left mouser 20 years ago. It helps to spread
the load :-) Try it. It took me a couple days to get used to it.

Also as others mentioned, check all the other postures and consider try
something like Dragon Naturally Speaking. Bleeping thing will never work
for me with my accent, but it does work well for people who don't.


On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 8:41 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Peter,
> My guess is that it is probably not the mouse, but an ergonomically unsound
> posture when using a computer. I got hit by a frozen shoulder a few years
> ago from using a badly designed chair, which not only took a year for me to
> return to normalcy, but permanently decimated my golf game as well - I was
> a single handicapper when it occurred, but am hard pressed to break 20 over
> since!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 5:50 AM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote:
>
> > LUG:  I'm in need of a little advice.
> >
> > Since I retired, I've been online quite a bit, and also playing bassoon
> > more than before. Lately, I'm finding my hands are often tired and achy.
> > The last time this happened (c. 1990), I stayed in denial too long
> (didn't
> > want to lose my job).  I ended up with a pinched nerve in my wrist, had
> to
> > have surgery, and was out of commission for a full year. I don't want
> this
> > to happen again.  I'll be seeing a doctor about the current issue soon,
> but
> > in the meantime...
> >
> > I have a feeling I'll need to curtail my computer usage. I also think the
> > major culprit is the computer mouse. So I'm looking for ways to minimize
> > mouse use.  Unfortunately, a lot of what I do involves the computer.  So
> I
> > was thinking, maybe an alternative device like a tablet, iPad or similar
> > might help take some of the burden off my hands. Different motions than
> the
> > desktop keyboard/mouse. I could use it for email, groups, Facebook,
> looking
> > at pictures, and save the real computer for important photo editing,
> > composing music and such.
> >
> > So, I ask the collective mind:  Have any of you faced this general issue?
> > What solutions have you come up with? And if a tablet/pad is a possible
> > solution, which specific one, and why?
> >
> > Other things to know:  I have WiFi at home, and I don't need or want to
> > get into cell data/mobile plans since I use my Blackberry-like Tracfone
> for
> > travel email. It's too small for all but the most rudimentary photo
> > viewing, though.  I have a Wacom pen and tablet on my desktop computer,
> but
> > I only find this useful/satisfactory for photo editing, not general
> > navigation.  In the 1990s I tried trackballs and touch pads, and never
> > cared much for them.  I have no religious attachment to any particular
> > company or technology. I do use PCs, not Macs, simply because that's
> what I
> > always worked with.
> >
> > --Peter
> >
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