“It’s something you can practice doing at home, since at the workplace you might not have time to work on those fine motor skills. When I try using a mouse on the left, it’s very klutzy,” she said. Switching hands is one way to relieve stress on the wrist and shoulders, she said, although she admitted it’s not a quick and easy thing to learn, That kind of use of the mouse can lead to wrist problems, such as carpal tunnel syndrome or tendonitis,” said Hall, who works at the Cape Cod Hospital Rehabilitation Center, an outpatient clinic in Hyannis. If you have a desk job, you might spend 8 or 10 or more hours a day sitting at a computer, frequently moving that mouse around – and probably using only one hand. “It’s worth giving it a try, especially if you’re already prone to wrist problems,” said Sharon Hall, a Cape Cod Hospital physical therapist with a certificate of advanced study in orthopedics. No, not with that hand – with the other hand.įeels funny, doesn’t it? But if you switch mouse hands back and forth over the day, you might save yourself from an overuse injury.
Switch your mouse hand to save your wrist
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