Switching from mouse to trackball

[RobinGBrown]

Edit: Been playing for over five years, have a ton of toons and have yet to get to 80. I'm in no rush at all.

Didn't mean you, you're not bragging about being the greatest woW player of all time, stating your opinions as facts, or trying to sell second hand goods at over the odds prices.

Akoko, if you're getting fingerwrist/arm/joint pain from using a mouse then you do need to look into alternatives. However the first thing to do is to make some more space for your mouse, then look at adjusting the height of your chair, etc, etc.

Find out about ergonomics and RSI a little before wasting money on a trackball:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergonomics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetitive_strain_injury

[Seldum]

I had an issue with Carpal Tunnel pains earlier. I now use my left hand for the mouse movement on work, and the right hand when I play wow, bc2 etc.

[Sam DeathWalker]

The carpal tunnel is an anatomical compartment located at the base of the wrist.

Switching to a trackpad, which requires no gripping or tensing of the muscles in the arms may help as well.





Isn't it kind of obvious that if you want to avoid problems in the wrist area you should use something which requires no movement of the wrist area?


The fact its old and out of production dosn't mean it wasn't the best, what is your opinion of the other people selling it on EBAY at greater then the original price?



And finally can you show me a post by ANYONE (not just gamers) who said they used a trackball for over a few weeks and went back to a mouse cuase the mouse was better? Ha ....

[dRiN]

When I really could not even hold a cup of coffee for longer than one minute because of the pain in my right hand I started to learn how to juggle. Really helped me get rid of it. This because you take time away from the computer and walk around. And in the beginning you drop the balls alot, so lots of extra movement.

The tip really is dont try to stay too long in sessions and take many tiny breaks. Yes the software for this timing comes in handy if you cant get yourself to do it.

I have two different trackballs, a tablet thingy and I have moused with my left hand and swaped around alot. Nothing helped more than the juggling. Even a single ball you balance on the hand and play with is a great way to loosen up your hands. And it gets my thoughts flowing better so its a win win thing.