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Title: BEST wrist rest for RSI?
Post by: didjamatic on Wed, 25 August 2010, 13:16:31

I have RSI pretty bad and need a wrist rest.  I don't care if it's uglier than Rosie O'Donnell slurping a stick of butter as long as it's comfortable and helps my RSI.  Filco or Elite rests look great but are too expensive and I don't think my employer would spring for one.

What have you used that worked or did not work?  

Fav material type?  What height did you find benefited your RSI the most?

Mouse rests?

I was thinking of this 3M gel rest (http://www.amazon.com/3M-Wrist-Keyboard-Antimicrobial-Large/dp/B000WU4H5C/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=office-products&qid=1282759373&sr=1-10) on Amazon.

Title: BEST wrist rest for RSI?
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 25 August 2010, 13:25:28

I really like the Filco one, but barring that, just the plain, "thick mousepad" type worked great for me.  I hate the gel ones as they feel too round at the top, and they are typically too tall.  Which leads me to my next requirement - the rest needs to be the same height as the front lip; or lower but on the same plane.  That's what's nice about the Filco.  It's reversible, so you can have two levels of height based on what you need.

Title: BEST wrist rest for RSI?
Post by: platon on Wed, 25 August 2010, 13:43:18

I use this (http://www.imakproducts.com/product.php?c=Computer+Comfort&s=16) mouse rest daily at work.

(http://www.imakproducts.com/img/products/clips/16_2.jpg)

I totally recommend it. It is very comfortable. It uses very small beads instead of gel or foam.

On the other hand, i don't recommend this (http://www.imakproducts.com/product.php?c=Computer+Comfort&s=15) wrist rest from the same guys. My wrists sink in it and it interrupts my typing.

Title: BEST wrist rest for RSI?
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 25 August 2010, 14:10:50

For typing, a wrist rest is a bad idea. What you really need to do to relieve your wrist RSI is to put down the keyboard legs (Or even tilt the keyboard the other way), and move it to the edge of the table to force yourself to KEEP YOUR WRISTS ELEVEATED. That's the key there. Resting your wrists while typing bends your hands upwards, which is unnatural and very bad for your wrists. If you keep your wrists elevated, you should never need a wrist rest (for the keyboard, the mouse is a different story), and your RSI should be relieved.

Title: BEST wrist rest for RSI?
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 25 August 2010, 14:14:26

Quote from: platon;216538

I use this (http://www.imakproducts.com/product.php?c=Computer+Comfort&s=16) mouse rest daily at work.

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(http://www.imakproducts.com/img/products/clips/16_2.jpg)

I totally recommend it. It is very comfortable. It uses very small beads instead of gel or foam.

On the other hand, i don't recommend this (http://www.imakproducts.com/product.php?c=Computer+Comfort&s=15) wrist rest from the same guys. My wrists sink in it and it interrupts my typing.

The mouse wrist rest is a good idea since you move the mouse around. I would get one but I use multiple computers and have no "main" machine.

Title: BEST wrist rest for RSI?
Post by: Lanx on Thu, 26 August 2010, 02:20:36

this 5$ mouse pad wrist rest is surprisingly pretty good
http://www.buy.com/prod/allsop-wrist-rest-1-5-x-4-x-2-5-black/q/listingid/35121160/loc/101/204242326.html
i say this because my mouse pad alone is 50$ so to pair it w/ a 5$ mouse wrist rest is laughable, but the nice thing is that it if you look at it your wrist, rests on it and it has teflon on the bottom so the whole wrist rest glides along w/ your arm.

Title: BEST wrist rest for RSI?
Post by: Stone on Thu, 26 August 2010, 02:42:53

Quote from: microsoft windows;216546

For typing, a wrist rest is a bad idea. What you really need to do to relieve your wrist RSI is to put down the keyboard legs (Or even tilt the keyboard the other way), and move it to the edge of the table to force yourself to KEEP YOUR WRISTS ELEVATED. That's the key there. Resting your wrists while typing bends your hands upwards, which is unnatural and very bad for your wrists. If you keep your wrists elevated, you should never need a wrist rest (for the keyboard, the mouse is a different story), and your RSI should be relieved.

This. Wrist rests are a recipe for immediate relief but eventual carpal tunnel. Buy a Datahand ;)

For a long while I used a mousemat with built-in gel rest - it came from Game for £5 or so but I'm sure you have local suppliers. Since my wrist was then fixed in one place I ended up damaging my mid-carpal joint by the constant side-to-side motion of moving the mouse around; not recommended. Switching to a very high DPI gaming-type mouse might help, but I'd got so bad I ended up switching to a VerticalMouse - and even on 2400dpi it still causes pain. Really I want to do everything through RDP with an iPad but the IT Security people at work won't let me :(

Stone

Title: BEST wrist rest for RSI?
Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 26 August 2010, 12:26:59

Quote from: Stone

Really I want to do everything through RDP with an iPad but the IT Security people at work won't let me :(

Stone

What's so ergonomic about typing on a big touchscreen?

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