Repetitive strain injury (was: ThinkPad Pointers)

[Ben Scott]

On Jan 17, 2008 1:12 AM, Bill McGonigle <bill at bfccomputing.com> wrote:
> Hmm, that might be current wisdom, but people have been playing
> pianos and harpsichords for a few hundred years.

  But not for eight hours a day five days a week.  Besides, "we've
always done it that way" isn't a very good reason for doing anything.
:)

>... 'hands up' ... 'wrists down' ...

  As I understand it, convention wisdom is that you want neither.  You
want neutral.  With wrists *down*, you tend to be bending yours hands
up at the wrist joints.  Support the wrist and/or heel of the hand, so
you're neither bending a lot, nor trying to hold your hands suspended
in mid-air.  Proper posture is the most important thing, and next to
that, simple wrist support (which might just involve moving your
keyboard).

-- Ben