Do you use wrist bands when typing?

Do they help? I find that my wrists begin to ache when I type.

Any suggestions?
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I use to get it alot the problem was, that my wrists were leaning on the edge of the computer.
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I don't need anything for my wrists, becuase I learned how to touch type and type with my arms straight and my wrists straight. The only bend is the tips of my fingers

http://www.instructables.com/id/EMDZRH23FSEP286B3O/ <-- Arm position
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Thanks su7kids, I'll try that.

I also touch type but until now I have been resting my wrists on the keyboard while typing. Are you supposed to keep your hands parallel while typing too? I suppose I would need to change my keyboard for that.

Does one of those ergonomic keyboards help or is it a pain to get used to them?

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48139

do you mean a wrist REST ?

Personally, I cannot type on an ergonomic keyboard. Its against the way I learned to type 35 years ago, and I type properly.

The only "resting" my hand does is on the mouse pad, and it does hurt sometimes.

You should try to keep your wrists ABOVE the wrist rest.

Diamond Member Joined: Aug 01 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 4999

I have an ergonomic keyboard and it's not hard to get used to it. it was definitely easy for me bec. I don't look at the keyboard at all when I type..
I actually had a hard time finding a wrist rest for the curved keyboard and a few weeks ago I bought a wiereless keyboard and mouse from walmart. so I put away that one.

I had bought the ergonomic keyboard and wrist rests because I had Carpal Tunnel.. at age 22.. I needed surgeries on both hands. now I'm fine B"H. but with the new keyboard my wrists still hurt bec. they are leaning on the corner of the table.

Oh Yay! I do have an old gel straight wrist rest. Im using that now.
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