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To: Michelino who wrote (612)	5/7/1998 9:05:00 AM
From: Zeuspaul	Respond to of 14778

>>Intellimouse trackball Any guesses as to how comfortable it would be for someone with tendonitis of the wrist or severe carpal tunnel?<< The reason I bought the IntelliMouse trackball is comfort. I can only guess about it's comfort for challenged hands. It requires less motion than a mouse to get around. Little or no wrist action once it is set in place. You can reposition as there is no need for a mouse pad. The clicking action is with the thumb and only requires a light touch. Most of the movement is with your first finger. For fine motion such as working with photo editing I find the fine motion of a mouse superior (dual mouse setup plays a role here) The fact that it can be "palmed" may not be an advantage if you can not make use of it. One of the larger more stationary types such as the Kensington as noted in an earlier post may be better for the challenged hand. The programmable keys sounded good. If you find a foot mouse let me know, I want one too! Zeuspaul

To: Michelino who wrote (612)	5/7/1998 10:34:00 AM
From: Sowbug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Any guesses as to how comfortable it would be for someone with tendonitis of the wrist or severe carpal tunnel? Someone I know has got it bad and we're investigating even foot driven replacements for a mouse (if economical versions exist). I have terrible CTS and find a trackpad indispensable. They key is not using your hand/finger tendons whenever possible and relying on the less delicate arm. Thus: Wristrests are bad (they encourage you to plant your hands and focus all movement on your fingers); Trackballs are bad (similar reason); Mice are somewhat bad (you click with your finger while your hand is gripping the mouse, again focusing the movement on the finger); Intellimouse is especially bad (if you use that wheel, you're combining the worst aspects of the mouse with an especially harmful version of the trackball, because with a trackball at least you vary the direction you're moving the pointing finger); Trackpads are wonderful (you move and click with your entire arm).