I am getting a blister from my MOUSE

[Deavan]

Yup folks I use my mouse so often at work and when i type my pointy finger hits the same spot that I now have a BLISTER on the end of my pointy finger...

I wonder if I can qualify for short term disability ;) ;): ;): ;):

[WorkInProgress]

Now that is sad. :razz:

I have to be careful not to rest my elbows on the arms of my chair too much, or they get sore. Someday, I might just take the arms off.

EDIT: at work, I generally use my laptop's touchpad. I hate the optical mouse I have, so I don't use it.

[and1grad]

I have a marble mouse. I love it. I dont think I could even go back to using a regular mouse w/o becoming frustrated.

[embrassezla]

The longer I sit at a computer for a living, the less I want to use my mouse. I can navigate most things with the keyboard alone. I haven't tried to do that with QLC, but I should.

[steph78]

On days when I have to do more than the normal amount of work in AutoCAD, my wrist starts bothering me big-time. I think I'm going to end up with carpal-tunnel sooner or later. I just don't have the stamina...

[Kitty]

The longer I sit at a computer for a living, the less I want to use my mouse. I can navigate most things with the keyboard alone. I haven't tried to do that with QLC, but I should.


Really? I am addicted to that little scroll thing in the middle of my mouse. I would die without that - it makes scanning info on the web so much easier.

[SmilesSoSweet]

On days when I have to do more than the normal amount of work in AutoCAD, my wrist starts bothering me big-time. I think I'm going to end up with carpal-tunnel sooner or later. I just don't have the stamina...

I'm constantly on the computer because of AutoCAD. 90% of my work day is on AutoCAD. My wrist will hurt after awhile, and I even have one of those mouse pads and keyboards with the elevated cushions so that my wrist doesn't fall and get cramped. I try and do a lot of the commands on the keyboard, but of course I need the mouse to zoom in and out.

If I get carpel-tunnel, I'm definitely going to file for worker's comp. LOL

[BlueEyedFunOne]

I use a trackball and I absolutely love it - no more standard mice for me :)

As for my chair...it's a basic, standard-issue, cheap, uncomfortable office chair. I constantly fidget, cross my legs, pull my feet under me...it's crazy!

[Deavan]

Meee too. I scroll a lot! This thread is cracking me up though... blister on pointy finger.... ahhhhhahahahahaha
Anyway, my butt always gets sore/falls asleep at work. I am always shifting in my chair to put the pressure on the other butt cheek etc.


Oh yeah I am quite amused by my predicament as well :)

[weary]

do none of you have ergonomic equipment?

i don't at this particular job, but have at most others. and here i use a laptop more than anything else, so the touchpad is much easier and i tend to alternate b/w pointer, middle and ring fingers so...no blisters for me.

even w/ a good chair though, i just hate sitting all day period.

[Trillian42]

HA! I can so empathize with this thread!

After a couple of years at work in the real world, spending 40-50 hours a week on my computer, I started getting bad aches in my right wrist, my "mousing" hand. After that I had to start using my left hand for the mouse. Now I mostly use my left hand for the mouse, but sometimes use my right.

It's funny when my coworkers need to use my computer, and the mouse is on the left, so they try to mouse left handed. Not an easy thing to do if you're not used to it! :huge:

[cache]

My place is all about the ergonomics...I have both a regular chair and a kneeling chair, and the change in position allows me to change the position of my hands if I am sitting for a while. But they regularly do office ergo checks and take all kinds of measurements about everything to make sure everything is perfect.

[Deavan]

My place is all about the ergonomics...I have both a regular chair and a kneeling chair, and the change in position allows me to change the position of my hands if I am sitting for a while. But they regularly do office ergo checks and take all kinds of measurements about everything to make sure everything is perfect.


LUCKY I get nothing...

[vxmike]

I use a trackball and I absolutely love it - no more standard mice for me :)

As for my chair...it's a basic, standard-issue, cheap, uncomfortable office chair. I constantly fidget, cross my legs, pull my feet under me...it's crazy!

I spend on average over 8 hours per day in my $16.97 crappy chair from Walmart. I'm probably going to get bedsores on my ass eventually....ha!

As for hand and wrist pain, carpal tunnel is no joke. I have it for real from years of working in the IT field and a decade of HEAVY personal computer usage at home. My present career is also notorious for contributing to carpal tunnel. I don't have pain, but at times awful weakness and shaking in my hands and fingers to the point where I simply cannot even grip a pen and write. I had to buy special pens that required no force to write b/c if I could manage to grip the pen I couldn't apply any force. This made for some interesting times at school trying to take a test...lol.

I don't really believe in standardized ergonomic gear. The stupid mousepad with the wristrest is not only difficult to use but also makes my arm hurt so it's only trading one pain for another. Ergonomics is just a buzzword to sell more crap...people should use whatever doesn't hurt.

[cache]

Ergonomics is just a buzzword to sell more crap...people should use whatever doesn't hurt.

Oh, man do I ever disagree with this. Maybe now, for you, it means nothing. But ask someone who has spent 20-30 years working on an assembly line or sitting in an office doing the same thing every day if body position and motions are important. Since most of us are in our 20's, or just beyond, a lot of ergonomic stuff is not felt. Yet. But wait until your 40's and 50's when those decades of repetitive motion and bad posture catch up.

[and1grad]

I agree about carpal tunnel. My boss has a scar from having to have surgery on her right wrist. Crazy.

[mishl982]

My work has been renovatin and giving everyone the cool ergonomic chairs. Except my building :madder:

But with all the renovations, it's become a cubicle farm in the building next to us so I'll take my office and decent chair over a fancy ergonomic chair with a cubicle!

[Kitty]

Ergonomics is NOT just a buzzword - that is one of the most idiotics statements I've heard in awhile.

I did an ergonomics test online after having horrible upper back pain that was so bad it was preventing me from sleeping. I found out that I had my monitor way too close to me and about 5 inches higher than it was supposed to be. After lowering it and moving it further back, I noticed almost immediate results. I still have back pain, but the pain decreased dramatically...

[vxmike]

Ergonomics is NOT just a buzzword - that is one of the most idiotics statements I've heard in awhile.


Ok, let me restate that better. Selling "ergonomic" equipment in a "one size fits all" mentality is silly in my opinion. I've tried some of this so-called equipment before (like the mousepad with wrist rest thingy) and it caused me more pain than the regular non-ergonomic equipment. I also find those split keyboards incredibly difficult and more painful to use.

Different things work for different people. If it hurts then try something different. Everyone needs to find their own personal ergonomic solution...buying a crapload of the same chair or mouse for everyone isn't going to solve the problem.

[and1grad]

Ok, let me restate that better. Selling "ergonomic" equipment in a "one size fits all" mentality is silly in my opinion. I've tried some of this so-called equipment before (like the mousepad with wrist rest thingy) and it caused me more pain than the regular non-ergonomic equipment. I also find those split keyboards incredibly difficult and more painful to use.

Different things work for different people. If it hurts then try something different. Everyone needs to find their own personal ergonomic solution...buying a crapload of the same chair or mouse for everyone isn't going to solve the problem.
This is true. "Ergonomic" HAS become as much, if not more, of a marketing buzzword as it has an actual functional design.

[embrassezla]

If it hurts then try something different.
If it hurts, sure, but if it's uncomfortable, it might not be worth throwing out. I switched to a chair that keeps my back VERY straight, which was super uncomfortable at first, but my posture is 100% better, and now it feels much better.