Computer and Workstation Aids for RSI and Other Hand and Wrist Injuries

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What you will find here

I have a torn scapholunate ligament in both of my wrists, that means using computers and other technology can be to say the least challenging. When I was first looking for solutions for how to use a computer considering the problems I had with my hands and wrists, to say the least it was a challenge namely because even though there are solutions out there they can be extremely difficult to find.

With this in mind everything you will find here are all the solutions I have found, from the best speech recognition software, to the best ergonomic keyboards, to the best microphones for use with speech recognition software, to the best ergonomic computer mice, to much much more.

Basically every possible aid out there that I have found to be beneficial for using a computer when you have problems with your hands and wrists I document here.

That means whether you have hand and wrist problems, are looking to avoid having hand and wrist problems, whether you can’t use your hands at all for some reason, whatever, basically if you are looking for the best computer workstation aids then you may find what is posted here to be of use.


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