I use a vertical mouse, the wired version of this one. It helps a lot. I also have an ergonomic keyboard. The more natural positioning of my wrists really helps with the pain.
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Vertical mouse for sure.
Your arm bones are constantly twisted in the normal mouse position.
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Don't ignore things like chair and desk height. Using the mouse your arm and shoulder wants to be relaxed. Not having to be supported by your muscles because you're lifting your arm.
Whether a mouse is comfortable is quite an individual thing and depends for example on what kind of grip you use. I use claw grip and a major factor for me is weight, the lighter the better, as I lift it a lot. I had a glance at those two mice and one thing I noticed is that the new one has quite a bit larger dimensions, so that might be a factor.
https://kinesis-ergo.com/products/#mice-and-pointing-devices
You might consider using a pinch mouse, held much like a pencil it uses completely different muscles for the movement, the muscle movement doesn't go up your arm like other types of mice. I found it quite comfortable
I moved to one by Logi at work and my RSI instantly disappeared. Not sure if I could grip it enough for gaming though.
I didn't know Logitech made pinch mice!
I can game on my pinch mouse, no problem, it has lots of precision
I got the Logitech Lift and found it didn't do it for me. It's certainly better than a traditional mouse, but it's at an angle that's still not neutral. I ended up getting an Evoluent and it was much more comfortable.
Ohh, thats a vertical mouse! It uses upper arm muscles! I'm glad its working for you, thats great.
A pinch mouse uses the fine motor muscles in the hand, much like a pencil (no upper arm movement required).
It can use upper arm muscles. For me I use my fingers to move it, not much arm movement, much finer control on any mouse. Grip matters.
Both of those mice have weights you can add or remove to your liking. Maybe you took a few out of the old mouse so it was lighter?
Step 1 throw out the mouse
Step 2 install vim and i3w
maybe do it in reverse order
Are you using a squishy wrist rest? Those make all the difference.
Step 1 throw out the mouse Step 2 install vim i3w
are those not identical? regardless, i'd recommend checking out a vertical mouse. my partner works with a mouse a ton as a 3d artist, and swears by them.