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Ergonomic mice
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 2:36 pm
by opa
Curious if y'all have used these before? I had a cheap, no-name vertical mouse that I liked until the scroll wheel broke. I use middle click and scrolling too much to use a mouse without it. What brands to you guys use? I also have looked at those with a track ball. Never used one but I'm kind of interested in hearing thoughts on those as well.
Re: Ergonomic mice
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 3:08 pm
by marurun
I use an iclever vertical mouse and it's fine. Scroll wheel is a bit loosey but scroll wheel is always the first thing to lose precision on even the very nice mice I've had. The middle click has held up better than some other mice I've had, though. I find it's very comfortable for my wrist.
Re: Ergonomic mice
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 4:51 pm
by Ziggy
The only one I ever had wasn't fully vertical, it was like halfway between.
I would occasionally get wrist pain, which made me think to get a vertical mouse again. But I haven't had that kind of pain since leaving my office job. I still think about getting one, especially if I return to an office job. So I'm definitely keeping an eye on this thread.
One thing that stopped me from getting one at home is that I feel like it would be weird for gaming and Photoshop. For office type stuff, it wouldn't bother me in the slightest. But I feel my connection would be hampered somehow by holding it in that way.
Ever use a trackball mouse? I know they have those hybrid ones now these days. But I used one of those old school ones once, the kind that is only meant to be stationary. It seemed like with some practice it could become second nature, at least for office work. It was on this computer at a side job I use to have, that also had one of those split ergonomic keyboards.
Re: Ergonomic mice
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 4:53 pm
by alienjesus
I use a vertical mouse. My wrist used to crunch and click really badly when I moved it but it’s eased off a lot since swapping to the vertical mouse. Would definitely recommend
Re: Ergonomic mice
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 6:19 pm
by racketboy
I used a vertical mouse from Logitech a while back -- this is the newer version of it
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products ... 05447.html
I had pretty bad carpel tunnel issues for a while.
Honestly a wrist brace during work time for a year or two worked better than anything else.
Now my issues are mostly gone (I do use a wrist brace at night though -- that's helped keep it at bay) and now I use a "regular" Logitech MX Master as it has "enough" of a slant to it to keep me comfortable while working.
Re: Ergonomic mice
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 9:49 pm
by Note
Yeah, I started using an ergonomic mouse a few years ago as well. I never got diagnosed for carpal tunnel, but my right wrist started to bother me sometimes while working, so I think I was having some symptoms of it.
My girlfriend had an Anker vertical mouse, and I ended up getting a similar wired version. Having the vertical mouse has helped a lot, and my wrist now rarely bothers me.
Here's a link if you're interested --
https://www.anker.com/ca/products/a7851 ... 8454438052
Re: Ergonomic mice
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:18 pm
by Raging Justice
I can co-sign on wrist braces. They can feel awkward at first, but I eventually got used to it to the point that I can even play video games with it on.
Re: Ergonomic mice
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 9:00 am
by opa
Thank you for all the suggestions. To begin it probably helps to explain what my basic requirements are: wireless and uses double A batteries. Apparently that's getting harder to come by. I looked through many pages of listings and it seems that you're mostly stuck with using triple A or a rechargeable mouse. I have rechargeable double A on-hand already and they seem to last quite a while in the previous devices I've owned. It's also easier to pop in a fresh battery than find some charging cable and mess with a cord going across the desk.
I managed to pop into an OfficeMax to check out what was on display. They had some vertical mice like the Logitech and some trackball options. I liked the Logitech but didn't like the price and while the trackball seems interesting I don't know how I really feel about it.
Long story short I went with the Amazon Basics ergonomic mouse. It is one of those "in-between" looking models. It is also wireless and uses double A batteries. It's also significantly cheaper. You *do* get what you pay for so I'll report back with my thoughts.
Re: Ergonomic mice
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 11:01 am
by marurun
opa wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2024 9:00 am
Thank you for all the suggestions. To begin it probably helps to explain what my basic requirements are: wireless and uses double A batteries. Apparently that's getting harder to come by. I looked through many pages of listings and it seems that you're mostly stuck with using triple A or a rechargeable mouse. I have rechargeable double A on-hand already and they seem to last quite a while in the previous devices I've owned. It's also easier to pop in a fresh battery than find some charging cable and mess with a cord going across the desk.
I managed to pop into an OfficeMax to check out what was on display. They had some vertical mice like the Logitech and some trackball options. I liked the Logitech but didn't like the price and while the trackball seems interesting I don't know how I really feel about it.
Long story short I went with the Amazon Basics ergonomic mouse. It is one of those "in-between" looking models. It is also wireless and uses double A batteries. It's also significantly cheaper. You *do* get what you pay for so I'll report back with my thoughts.
The iClever vertical mouse I use is wireless and uses a single AA battery...
Re: Ergonomic mice
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 11:03 am
by marurun
Wrist braces are typically more useful for non-carpel tunnel repetitive stress injuries, reason being that most wrist braces constrict the wrist, which will compress the carpel tunnel. You have to have a brace designed specifically to not constrict the wrist and carpel tunnel to be effective for carpel tunnel disorders. That said, most wrist problems are actually RSI-related rather than carpel tunnel related, so braces will often work.