{"id":549,"date":"2019-08-19T21:52:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T01:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deveblog.com\/?p=549"},"modified":"2019-08-20T10:53:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:53:40","slug":"ergonomic-keyboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deveblog.com\/index.php\/ergonomic-keyboards\/","title":{"rendered":"Ergonomic keyboards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have spent a large chunk of my life typing on a keyboard, but I did not start having tingling and pain in my hands until I also began using a smartphone. In other words, repetitive stress was not bad enough until my posture worsened as well. Or it was only a matter of time&#8230; so I started looking into ergonomic keyboards.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, I switched to the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard but that only helped for a while. My right hand was especially a problem because of the mouse use. I even tried switching the mouse to my left hand, but that was a disaster. During this time I also tried getting massages and chiropractic help, but that would only ease the symptoms for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Next I tried some other keyboards like Typematrix 2030 and Kinesis Freestyle. In the meantime I also switched to a Mac Book Pro, and the trackpad was definitely better than a mouse. However, every change would only help for a while and the symptoms would return.<\/p>\n<p>The only keyboard that finally had a lasting impact was Kinesis Advantage. The main reasons for that were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>unique positioning of keys<\/li>\n<li>ability to place the keyboard in my lap when sitting<\/li>\n<li>space in the middle for my trackpad (with some velcro)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MechanicalKeyboards\/comments\/5roq6r\/kinesis_advantage_in_men_in_black_bonus_fake\/\">they use it in Man in Black<\/a>!\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now finally my right hand could be in a more natural position, and I did not need to move either arm too much while typing, clicking, or dragging.<\/p>\n<p>Other things I did were exercises, stretches, walking, and the standup desk. 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