Ergonomic Keyboards for RSI

I use a keyboard with no numpad, it is less wide than a standard keyboard and allows my arms to stay parralel to my body. I also use a vertical mouse with a trackball to help with wrist pain.

This already happened to me because of mouse usage. I’ve longed for a keyboard like this so I cam rest my right arm/hand which has significant damage and pain.

I owe my lack of wrist problems to playing piano. I learned to keep my wrists straight and NOT rest on the desk or the keyboard. And I second the comments about getting an external keyboard for that reason - laptop keyboards pretty much force you to bend your wrist downward to rest on the laptop. I also have my chair set to a height where I can rest my forearms on the desk but keep my wrists floating. I've never had a problem with pain.

You didn't say what keyboard are you using. Is it just the standard, straight one? Try something more curvy, like ms natural keyboard.I've never had any major problems with my wrists, just some slight discomfort from time to time... but man, does that keyboard make a difference!Also you could configure your desktop to be more accessible with keyboard only. Less switching between keyboard and mouse == faster work and fewer useless movements.

Try a split keyboard. For me the problem is that my arms come in at a high angle horizontally to meet at the keyboard, and my wrists try to correct. Split the keyboard and you no longer have that constraint.

My desk doesn't permit that and I like it higher anyhow, so I lean back in my chair and simply put the keyboard in my lap. Once you're used to it and relax, it meets all ergonomics criteria I've seen; flat, comfortable wrists, no stress or strain, etc. It's a Microsoft split keyboard, which helps, but my non-split laptop, which I use in the same position, is fine too.(Also, I think switching to Dvorak may be helpful. My wrists move a lot less with this layout than they do with QWERTY. Touch t

Ergonomic keyboards with a split down the middle may help with this greatly.

Back when I had wrist pain the only thing that worked for me was mousing with a different hand, and using a split Goldtouch keyboard (not a fan of the key feel, but ergonomically it worked well for me). Then I got into weightlifting and I don't have wrist pain anymore and can use whatever keyboard or mouse I want. Not saying this works for everyone, obviously, but give it a try as well. It also works wonders for lower back pain, and just in general makes you feel better.

Any keyboard that is two pieces and can easily tent/tilt upwards (like the Ergodox-EZ). You may get genetically lucky, but most of us run into tendon problems eventually. Keyboards that don't contort the angle of our wrists and rotation of our forearm can make life a lot more bearable. I use a Kinesis Freestyle for now, but will change to an Ergodox Infinity once I get around to building it. The 30 degree angle of the keyboard along with being able to spread the halves apart by 6 inche

How about investing in a split keyboard? Uaing one promotes good posture if both halves are kept at shoulder-width.