The old Switcheroo
An easy mistake to make when you first start investigating how to cure your RSI, is to search for the perfect setup. There is no such thing. Or to put it another way, the perfect setup is actually one that is an always changing flexible setup.
Over the years you’ll find yourself gathering all kinds of input devices, to try and find the right one, specially pointing devices, (ie mice / alternative mice). Don’t get rid of them. Get a usb hub and plug them all in. Then whenever you feel pain in your hands; switch things around. Stop using your vertical mouse, and go back to your basic mouse, or use your graphic pad for a few days. None of them are perfect, none of them should be used for 8 hours a day, so give your hands a rest from that exact position and switch around.
It’s a very powerful technique. So powerful, that I think people can very easily assume their latest input device is their saviour; when it probably has a lot more to do with the old switcheroo. Let that be your motto for the next month;
“If it makes you go OOH, try the old switcheroo!”