moving towards carpal tunnel

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<p>My use on my laptop seems to be increasing and the pain radiating through my hands and up my arms is too. Staying off a computer doesn’t seem to be a viable option and I’m wondering what others are doing to work ergonomically.</p>

<p>We do have an old desk top and I think I’ll be replacing it, along with a keyboard–if anyone has found a particular keyboard that is better than others, I’d love to hear.</p>

<p>I would also consider getting a new laptop if there’s one that seems to be better in helping one work ergonomically. Is there a forum or website where I can get suggestions for particular technology? Any suggestions are very welcome!</p>

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<p>I mostly use a desktop at work with a mousepad that has a wrist support. Maybe you can set something up so you can use a mouse/mousepad with support with your laptop?</p>

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<p>Your best bet is to get wrist guards that you’d wear while working on the computer, something like this:
[Amazon.com:</a> FlA Ortho CarpalMate Professional Carpal Wrist Support Black # 22-1401000: Health & Personal Care](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ME3MMM/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000RZHPOM&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0XCYA7HYY9P3HVG1K82F]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ME3MMM/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000RZHPOM&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0XCYA7HYY9P3HVG1K82F)</p>

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<p>Wrist braces are a life saver. I also recommend periodic massage therapy.</p>

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<p>Bunsenburner, I just ordered the wrist guards–would never have thought of that–thank you so much. </p>

<p>If anyone else has any suggestions, particularly about a specific keyboard for a desk top that’s good or anything else for a laptop, I’d love to hear. I hadn’t thought about a wrist pad for a lap top but I’ll google it and see if they exist.</p>

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<p>Collage, you might have to order a few different styles to find the ones that would be comfortable for you. When I had a bout of this (due to war on weeds), my wrist supports and a 10-day course of Celebrex saved me form further troubles. Ergonomic keyboards etc. were useless for me. YMMV.</p>

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<p>Several years ago I googled around for info on ergonomic computer set-ups and found an extensive research report from (as I recall) the design and analysis department at Cornell. One recommendation was to angle your keyboard downward. I’m not clear how you can do that with a conventional computer desk, but if you are handy with tools you may be able to modify a desk to those specs.</p>