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Has Anyone Tried the Quill Mouse?

Posted by Cliff on from the unusual-hardware-designs dept.

Anonymous Coward asks: "Has anyone at Slashdot has heard of or used the Quill Mouse? It's an odd shaped mouse that's supposed to reduce repetitive stress injuries like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome." Rather than grabbing and moving the Quill mouse with your hands, you rest your hand in the Quill's "nook" and move the entire assembly with your arms. Since the palm of your hand is facing inward, you can then click the buttons which have been rotated to match the "nook". The web page says this hand position is less likely to cause RSI than the position a standard mouse requires. Anyone with (or who have used) a Quill Mouse care to comment?

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  1. Repetitive Stress by Enrico+Pulatzo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Here's an uninformed question: is RSS actually cured by changing the position of the hand, or is this treating the symptoms? I've got nothing against selling relief for a problem, but does it really fix the problem?

    1. Re:Repetitive Stress by qengho · · Score: 4, Interesting


      is RSS actually cured by changing the position of the hand

      Since it removes the "Stress" part of Repetitive Stress Injury, it prevents further damage. Probably won't cure anything, though.

      I was developing problems in my forearm, so I tried the Anir Vertical Mouse. Made a huge difference. After using it for a few years, I can handle a normal mouse again without discomfort. Hey, maybe these things do cure RSI...

  2. Re:Gorilla Arm by kruntiform · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You might like to try a graphics tablet. I've got a Wacom Graphire II, and it works well. You do move your fingers, and there is not much repetative motion. You can use it with your hand very relaxed (assuming you hold a pen properly -- many people don't); so it's pretty easy on the hands. There are some bad points: you need a decent level of fine motor control to use it. A lot of that come with practice though. But I always wince when my friend uses my computer because he is likely to accidentally and randomly drag-and-drop stuff all over the place.