Posted By Anthony Wray altough im not sure this would be the right place to ask but i was wondering if anyone else had heard of ergoclick, for months through heavily using my mouse I had started getting pains in my wrist and my forearms. When spending a sad friday night browsing the WWW for some help I came across a product called ergoclick which is designed to help prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Through a little bit of investigation i found a site, funnily enough, www.ergoclick.co.uk, i now have one of these and it has been great. i was wondering if anyone else had heard of this? or indeed used one and had a positive outcome? Anthony

Posted By Ron Young I've just been on the website and totally agree with the previous post. It's a terrible site and there is very limited information about this product and I can't see anyone buying it without more detail, therefore a free plug here sounds reasonable.

Posted By Robert Weiland "When spending a sad friday night browsing the WWW for some help I came across a product called ergoclick" Friday night on the net looking at Health and Safety stuff..... come on now let's be honest.

Posted By Steve B Like anything, it will only be as good as the user. Lets get back to basics buddy. DSE assessments, plenty of breaks, change position etc etc etc.............. Steve

Posted By holmes1979 Track balls are the way ahead in my opinion. They can take a little bit of getting used to be they completly minimise the amount of wrist movement.

Posted By Descarte there is also the issue that 99% of things done on a computer which you use a mouse for can be done without using the mouse. 50% of these things are actually quicker too. eg. print your document keyboard - ctrl +p, enter = done mouse - move mouse to file, click move mouse to print click, move mouse to ok click eg. making the txt line you just wrote bold, italic and underlined cut is and move it 3 lines down Keyboard - shift+home, ctrl+u+i+b, ctrl x, enter x3 ctrl v= done mouse - click drag to select txt, move mouse to press bold, then italic then underlined (if click buttons are available, else click format and font etc..) click cut, (or edit then cut) press enter x3 click paste This second example highlights the amount of movements to and from the keyboard to the mouse and back and forth and back all of which can lead to RSI in other muscles and the shoulders/neck, which is not required if more information is provided to the use about the benifits and ease of using short cut keys - presses tab key 3 times and then enter to post my reply

Posted By Adam Hammerton Don't know about the product but I think the HSE might not be too pleased with the use of their copyrighted logo, especially when you click on the "partners" link. To the casual observer it could look like there is an official link up with HSE.

Posted By MICK MEAD, CMIOSH Isn't part of the training given to users the need to report symptoms such as this? Recurring discomfort suggests to me that a medical opinion is advisable. In my experience of hundreds of DSE assessments, it is often the case that people soldier on ignoring pain - which then becomes a real issue with time. Just a thought! Mick

Posted By Saracen11 Hi Anthony, when considering breaks and rest periods, don't forget it's your health therefore you must discipline yourself to this... What time do you spend outside work on the PC? This is more time exposing yourself to risks associated with RSI - is it necessary? I remember spending months trying to assist a person to find the magic cure for her bad back; workstation set-up, new chair, flat screen, etc, etc, etc... she then tells me she rides a horse 4 nights a week and every weekend... although her Physio has told her she should stop as it's bad for her already bad back!?!?!? Regards

Posted By jackw. Hi, I had a poster that gave you the keys to use as alternative to using a mouse.. lost it in an office move..anyone have anything similar i can have or does anyone know a website I can get this kinda thing on.. i found it ueful personally and greatly reduced my use of the mouse. Cheers.