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Where you absolutely refuse to go the cheap way.

For me its deodorant. Everything else I've found but my chosen brand fails me.

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[-] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 18 points 10 months ago

Office chairs are important, but people tend to overlook the rest of their office ergonomics. If you work at a computer you should spend money on an adjustable keyboard tray and monitor arms. Then buy a good ergonomic keyboard and vertical mouse or trackball to go with them. My back and wrists used to get sore by the end of the day. That hasn't happened since I upgraded my gear.

[-] Keineanung@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Just out of curiosity, do you have any recommendations for specific products?

[-] fakkrs@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I recently bit the bullet and bought a Kinesis Advantage360. Definitely interesting to get use to and eye wateringly expensive, but my wrist pain went away within days.

[-] PinkPanther@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

The Kinesis Advantage is an absolute godsend for tendonitis!

[-] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

I can tell you what works for me.

I have an Uncaged Ergonomics Adjustable Under Desk Keyboard Drawer and Mouse Tray (KT2-b v2). It has a wider range of adjustment and is easy to change. I spent a week tweaking the position and it's been perfect ever since.

My dual monitors are each attached to a Jestik Advanced Flex 1.0 Single Monitor Arm. I can position them anywhere I want at any angle and they will stay there.

My keyboard is a Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB with Cherry MX mechanical switches. I also use their Lift Kit. The keyboard is split in half and the lift kit raises it in the center at a 30-degree angle. There is a wrist rest built into the front the of the keyboard. All of that minimizes how much my arms have to rotate without making me learn a completely different mode of typing.

I switched from a mouse to a trackball decades ago when I started to have sore wrists. My long-time driver is the Logitech MX Ergo Trackball. I put it on a stand that adds 20-degrees of tilt to get the best angle for me.

I also have a small trackpad on a small pedestal between the two halves of my keyboard. It allows me to do simple cursor movements without taking my hands of the keys.

On the rare occasions when I want a mouse I use an Anker Wireless Vertical Mouse.

It may be overkill, but I use it for eight hours a day and do not feel any discomfort.

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