Using a
mouse can help make working on the computer
more pleasurable but you can make the
experience even more pleasurable by using the
mouse rightly – and safely because it can be
dangerous if not properly used.
mouse can help make working on the computer
more pleasurable but you can make the
experience even more pleasurable by using the
mouse rightly – and safely because it can be
dangerous if not properly used.
The following tips can help you avoid a mouse-related
musculoskeletal injury and this applies to trackball,
touchpad, pens, digitizing puck etc.
musculoskeletal injury and this applies to trackball,
touchpad, pens, digitizing puck etc.
1. Don’t skate or flick the mouse with your wrist. Instead,
make controlled mouse movements using your elbow as
the pivot point and keep your wrist straight and neutral.
2. Sit back in your chair, relax your arms then lift your
mousing hand up, pivoting at the elbow, until your hand
is just above elbow level. Your mouse should be
positioned somewhere around this point. Don’t use a
mouse by stretching to the desk or out to the side of a
keyboard.
3. Avoid restricting circulation. For many people there are
exposed blood vessels near the skin at the wrist, which is
where the pulse is often taken. Any pressure in this
region will disrupt circulation into the hand and this will
increase the risks of injury.
4. Don’t use a wrist rest because research has shown that
using it doubles the pressure inside the carpal tunnel,
increasing the risk of injury.
5. Keep the mouse free-moving always. The base of the
palm is the part of the body designed to support the hand
when resting on a surface. A mouse is used by moving its
location over a surface, and resting usually occurs when
mouse movements stop but with the mouse still being
held in the hand.
6. Mouse movements should be made using the elbow as
the pivot point, not the wrist. Anything that impairs free
movement of the forearm/hand and mouse will increase
injury risks.
7. Choose a mouse design that fits your hand but is as flat
as possible to reduce wrist extension. Don’t use a curved
mouse. Consider a larger mouse that encourages arm
rather than wrist movements.
8. If you want to load share between your right and left
hands, by using the mouse for some of the time with each
hand, you need to choose a mouse platform that can
easily be configured to the left or/and right or a keyboard
platform that can accommodate two mouse platforms,
and a symmetrical shaped mouse that can be used by
either hand.
9. Other input devices: Whether you choose a different
mouse design, a trackball, a joystick, a pen, a touch pad
or some other input device, make sure that your position
this comfortably, and that your wrist is always in a neutral
position.
make controlled mouse movements using your elbow as
the pivot point and keep your wrist straight and neutral.
2. Sit back in your chair, relax your arms then lift your
mousing hand up, pivoting at the elbow, until your hand
is just above elbow level. Your mouse should be
positioned somewhere around this point. Don’t use a
mouse by stretching to the desk or out to the side of a
keyboard.
3. Avoid restricting circulation. For many people there are
exposed blood vessels near the skin at the wrist, which is
where the pulse is often taken. Any pressure in this
region will disrupt circulation into the hand and this will
increase the risks of injury.
4. Don’t use a wrist rest because research has shown that
using it doubles the pressure inside the carpal tunnel,
increasing the risk of injury.
5. Keep the mouse free-moving always. The base of the
palm is the part of the body designed to support the hand
when resting on a surface. A mouse is used by moving its
location over a surface, and resting usually occurs when
mouse movements stop but with the mouse still being
held in the hand.
6. Mouse movements should be made using the elbow as
the pivot point, not the wrist. Anything that impairs free
movement of the forearm/hand and mouse will increase
injury risks.
7. Choose a mouse design that fits your hand but is as flat
as possible to reduce wrist extension. Don’t use a curved
mouse. Consider a larger mouse that encourages arm
rather than wrist movements.
8. If you want to load share between your right and left
hands, by using the mouse for some of the time with each
hand, you need to choose a mouse platform that can
easily be configured to the left or/and right or a keyboard
platform that can accommodate two mouse platforms,
and a symmetrical shaped mouse that can be used by
either hand.
9. Other input devices: Whether you choose a different
mouse design, a trackball, a joystick, a pen, a touch pad
or some other input device, make sure that your position
this comfortably, and that your wrist is always in a neutral
position.
Bonus: Mouse Use Tips You Can Use
The mouse wheel can also be used as a button by pressing
down on it like a third mouse button. This can be used to
open a web page in a new tab by clicking the wheel on any
link and can also be used to close a tab by clicking the
wheel on any open tab.
The mouse wheel can also be used as a button by pressing
down on it like a third mouse button. This can be used to
open a web page in a new tab by clicking the wheel on any
link and can also be used to close a tab by clicking the
wheel on any open tab.
Holding down the shift key while scrolling up or down in
an Internet browser will quickly go back and forward
between web pages.
Zoom in and Out on a web page, word document, excel
spreadsheet, etc. by holding down the Ctrl key and
scrolling up to zoom in and down to zoom out.
an Internet browser will quickly go back and forward
between web pages.
Zoom in and Out on a web page, word document, excel
spreadsheet, etc. by holding down the Ctrl key and
scrolling up to zoom in and down to zoom out.
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