Whether typist never RSI?

[yasuo]

I never saw typist RSI even the old typist with a fairly heavy acutation(use typwriter) but no news whether they ever RSI or not!
like now sean wrona and old typist(use typewriter even stiffer than blacks switches)

how do you think?

[kps]

Some possiblities:

• better posture and wrist position
• softer landing on keystrokes
• more variation (carriage return bar, changing paper, etc.)
• mice
• nobody cared about low-paid women's problems

[wiredPANDA]

• mice

This reason alone is the bane of my RSI issues.  I have no problems if I can contain myself to strictly keyboard input.  Granted, I will notice some flare-ups if I use heavier switches (clears, panda clears).

Mice, though, cause me daily grief with my neck/shoulder.

Also, multiple monitors are becoming more of a norm, now.  Craning our necks to view between multiple 20+" monitors instead of a single screen (or document if we're going back to typewriter days) can keep added stress on your posture and neck.

[Thimplum]

I agree about the mice. I've been using computers for probably less than a decade, so a lot less than most of the members here, and using the mouse ALWAYS gives me a small amount of pain throughout use.

[wiredPANDA]

Amazing how many keyboard commands you can learn when you're motivated to remove that annoying hindrance of the mouse.  Always hate when web sites/apps don't follow standard keyboard entry to navigate, or they screw up the tab order between sections, so horribly, that it's unusable.

[Thimplum]

Amazing how many keyboard commands you can learn when you're motivated to remove that annoying hindrance of the mouse.  Always hate when web sites/apps don't follow standard keyboard entry to navigate, or they screw up the tab order between sections, so horribly, that it's unusable.

Linux + Ratpoison + Chrome + Vimium = score

[hoggy]

Some possiblities:

• better posture and wrist position
• softer landing on keystrokes
• more variation (carriage return bar, changing paper, etc.)
• mice
• nobody cared about low-paid women's problems

Plus longer than key travel.
The slope of the keys prevents resting the wrists on the desk.

[tp4tissue]

Most people with RSI, have improper technique

sit Higher so that your elbow hang on your shoulders,

[Techno Trousers]

My tips: Never rest your wrists on a wrist rest (that can interfere with circulation), and don't use the riser feet found on most keyboards. Keep it as flat as possible so your wrists are level and the hands don't bend back. I've worked with a keyboard just about every day for 30+ years now, and no problems... knock on wood.

[tp4tissue]

My tips: Never rest your wrists on a wrist rest (that can interfere with circulation), and don't use the riser feet found on most keyboards. Keep it as flat as possible so your wrists are level and the hands don't bend back. I've worked with a keyboard just about every day for 30+ years now, and no problems... knock on wood.

well, it's not absolutly necessary to NOT use a wrist rest,

If it's only "mild typing" then it's fine.

But if you're working for HOURS, then you must move onto proper technique

[Topre]

My tips: Never rest your wrists on a wrist rest (that can interfere with circulation), and don't use the riser feet found on most keyboards. Keep it as flat as possible so your wrists are level and the hands don't bend back. I've worked with a keyboard just about every day for 30+ years now, and no problems... knock on wood.

A wrist rest should only be used for the palms. It only interferes with circulation if the wrist is really rested on it.

[rowdy]

My tips: Never rest your wrists on a wrist rest (that can interfere with circulation), and don't use the riser feet found on most keyboards. Keep it as flat as possible so your wrists are level and the hands don't bend back. I've worked with a keyboard just about every day for 30+ years now, and no problems... knock on wood.

On that note, would you advocate the use of DSA keycaps too?  To make a flat board, as opposed to the rising profile of, say, DCS?

[tp4tissue]

My tips: Never rest your wrists on a wrist rest (that can interfere with circulation), and don't use the riser feet found on most keyboards. Keep it as flat as possible so your wrists are level and the hands don't bend back. I've worked with a keyboard just about every day for 30+ years now, and no problems... knock on wood.

On that note, would you advocate the use of DSA keycaps too?  To make a flat board, as opposed to the rising profile of, say, DCS?

Makes no difference.

[Techno Trousers]

My tips: Never rest your wrists on a wrist rest (that can interfere with circulation), and don't use the riser feet found on most keyboards. Keep it as flat as possible so your wrists are level and the hands don't bend back. I've worked with a keyboard just about every day for 30+ years now, and no problems... knock on wood.

On that note, would you advocate the use of DSA keycaps too?  To make a flat board, as opposed to the rising profile of, say, DCS?

The issue is that your hand and forearm should be aligned straight through. If your hands are angled backward at all, that puts strain on the ligaments going through the carpal tunnel and can lead to RSI. So the caps themselves shouldn't matter, but just check your hand and wrist position for proper alignment.