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Is Your Mouse Technique Ergonomic?

Do you find that after a long days work in the office you have pains in your wrists, fingers and even your neck and back? If this is the case you seriously want to do something about it. It's likely the start of RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) and if you don't do something about it then it will only get worse. There is ergo mouse occurs; its telling your body that something isn't right. When using computers, the mouse is most often the cause of discomfort, so start with that. Ensure that the computer mouse pad that you are using is comfortable, supportive and easy to move the mouse across.

Next, the mouse needs to fit in the palm of your hand properly; not too small or too big. If you can, use a vertical mouse because this turns your wrist into the natural hand shake position as a pose to it being turned on its side all day long. Often by simply getting a new mouse, better quality ergonomic mouse pad and taking more regular breaks the pain that you were experiencing to start off with will go away.

You should be taking at least a two minute break every thirty minutes from your computer, without exception. This will help considerably in ensuring that your wrists get a break and are able to recover. People don't realize the seriousness of having a proper pad and mouse until the problems hit, and sometimes this is actually too late to do anything about it. Having pains like I have experienced in my wrists and fingers is not pleasant at all, and it will eventually limit what you can do!
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