I actually just bought a Grifiti fat wrist wrest for both my keyboard and for my mouse at work recently. I have been using them for about two months and had to shelve them today as I'm getting some pain in my right wrist which I never had before. :eek:
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I noticed if I lower my desk a bit I am able to type much faster and not need a wristpad. will need to figure out what to do at work.
Same here. At home I have a keyboard tray which is much lower and easier to use. At work I have to have my keyboard on my desk which is a good 5 inches higher than I'm used to.
I actually just bought a Grifiti fat wrist wrest for both my keyboard and for my mouse at work recently. I have been using them for about two months and had to shelve them today as I'm getting some pain in my right wrist which I never had before. :eek:
I've found that the wrist pad is coupled with your posture and height in relationship to your elbows. I had the fat graffiti palm rest and I did not like it because it was too deep (front to back) for me since I often have my elbows below keyboard level. When sitting like this, the wrist pad would dig into my wrist and NOT be ender my PALM which I think is what was leading to quite a bit of discomfort.
I ended up making some wrist/palm rests out of wood that measures 3/4" x 2 1/2". I put some felt pads underneath as feet and I found that if you get the height to align with the edge of my keyboard they have been fairly comfortable even if my elbows are somewhat below keyboard level. I think the main reason this is comfortable is because that the edge of my palm is resting on it and NOT my wrist. I also use this when I'm at my standing desk which was measured for my elbow height.
This is at work, and somewhat cluttered:
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Closeup of the side to show how the height matches the keyboard:
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I also found that I was forced to rest my wrists on the Grifiti fat wrist wrests since they are so wide I have to push my keyboard farther back to keep the wrist wrest from hanging over the edge of my desk at work. I've been adjusting the height of my chair and arm wrests and am trying my best to keep my wrists from resting on my bare desk now. Seems to be working as the pain has since subsided. Appreciate the tips and I'll be definitely looking into a wood rest!