| Use Your Computer Mouse pain-Free: 10 Tips on | | | | fatigue and pain. |
| Pain-Free Computer Mousing and other tips to | | | | 6) Hold your computer mouse as lightly as you |
| "Reduce Computer-Related Pain": | | | | can while still maintaining control. Keep your fingers |
| 1) The computer mouse should be at about the | | | | held loosely against buttons. |
| same level of the keyboard and positioned as | | | | 7) Do not pound mouse buttons or forcefully |
| closely to the keyboard as possible. Typically this | | | | squeeze switches. Use only the lightest force |
| can only be accomplished with the use of an | | | | necessary to activate controls. |
| ergonomic adjustable keyboard tray with sliding or | | | | 8) Use a mouse that reflects your right or left |
| tilting mouse platform. See examples on our | | | | handedness. |
| "Ergonomic Adjustable Keyboard Tray" page. | | | | 9) A keyboard station such as the |
| 2) Familiarize your self with the features of a | | | | Contour RollerMouse Pro that incorporates a |
| computer mouse in order to select the computer | | | | rollerbar mouse eliminates the need to hold your |
| mouse that best meets your computing needs. | | | | computer mouse. This product is highly |
| See our "Computer Mouse Features" page for | | | | recommended if you continue to have |
| more details. | | | | computer-related pain from mousing. |
| 3) Familiarize yourself with Ergonomic Computer | | | | Vertical mice are good choices in order to |
| Mouse Designs and follow our tips on our "How to | | | | eliminate wrist/forearm promation (palm down |
| Choose an Ergonomic Computer Mouse" page to | | | | position) that is required with traditional computer |
| find the best contour, shape, design and | | | | mouse designs and can lead to wrist and elbow |
| functionality that you require. | | | | pain. The Evoluent Vertical Mouse is the most |
| 4) Avoid reaching forward, up, or out to the side | | | | highly recommended Vertical Computer Mouse |
| when using the mouse. Position the mouse to | | | | and the first of its kind. |
| avoid these movements, see our "Optimize | | | | 10) Position your computer mouse in a more |
| Reaching Zones" page for more detail. | | | | comfortable and ergonomic location by following all |
| 5) Activate the computer mouse by using small | | | | of our Office Ergonomic Guidelines and Posture |
| movements from the shoulder and elbow muscles | | | | Tips on this site. |
| rather than the wrist muscles. Larger muscles are | | | | Do not forget to stretch!!! Read more on tips to |
| stronger than the smaller muscles and will fatigue | | | | "reduce computer-related pain". |
| less quickly, thus reducing computer-related | | | | |