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Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 15:56:32 +0100
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I do something similar, use my mouse with left hand and pen with right, =
simultaneously when drawing.

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On 9 Oct 2012, at 15:19, Todd Kopriva wrote:

> Here's what works for me:
>=20
> I do something very similar to what Shelby recommends---switching =
positions, chairs, and input devices many times throughout the day. I =
stand or use my laptop while in a light stretching position on the floor =
while working in my home office, where I deliberately don't have a =
chair. In my Adobe office, I alternate between a standard chair and an =
exercise ball. But here's the change that made the most difference for =
my wrist, arm, and shoulder:
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> I am a left-handed mouser at work and a right-handed mouser at home. =
This took only a few weeks to transition into doing, and it made it so =
that I haven't had a moment of RSI-related pain in 10 years... after =
debilitating pain for the year or so right before. Spreading the =
stress/strain across both sides of my body means that neither side does =
too much in too short a time. I kept the right side for home because I'm =
originally a righty and didn't want this work adaptation to detract from =
my creative work at home.
>=20
> Also, no matter how busy I am, I force myself to take a short walk =
after every hour of stationary work. (Phone meetings aren't stationary, =
as I'm usually doing some very light exercise on the other end of the =
phone.)
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> Todd Kopriva
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