maleficent

Over the years I've done a bunch of ergonomics training for people, and it's usually the equipment that's designed to help that does the least amount of good. IF you get the braces, have one fitted by a doctor, the ones in the pharmacy are one size fits very very few, and unless it fits properly, it won't help you.

Posture at the computer is the most important. A decent chair is critical. (You will appreciate this much more as you get older) You want the arms of the chair to be able to support your forearms so that they just rest on the chair. Your feet should be flat on the ground, with your knees at an almost 90 degree angle.

When you are typing, make sure that your palms aren't tilted up (the worst thing ever invented was the keyboard stands that title the keyboard up) It's the tilting up that causes the pressure on the nerves - -and the continued pressure is what causes the long term damage.

Proper keyboarding skills are also important. It's not a typewriter you are using, it's a keyboard, a very light touch is all it takes, you should feel no pressure on your fingers as they move across the keyboard.


There are shareware apps out there to remind you to take a break every 15 minutes to stretch your fingers -- and wrists - tehre are sites available to tell you what stretches you should be doing.

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