After nearly 12 years and thousands and
thousands of hours of professional transcription at King Audio Transcription & Typing Services, I guess it was inevitable that I would suffer from some form
of arm pain, tennis elbow or RSI-type symptoms predominantly in my right arm.
After some research on the internet I
discovered that a vertical mouse may help with these symptoms.
I was amazed to find a vertical mouse on
Amazon for under £9 as usually any equipment which is designed to help with
health problems is very expensive.
At this price I thought it’s worth a try to
help make transcription more comfortable and if it doesn’t work, then I haven’t
made a huge investment in this equipment.
I went ahead and purchased the CSL - TM137U optical mouse / vertical model | ergonomic design - prevention against mousearm/tennis arm (RSI syndrome) - particularly arm-friendly | 5 buttons from
Amazon.
The vertical mouse does look a lot
different than a conventional mouse and I thought it would take a long time to
get used to. However, I have found the vertical mouse very easy and comfortable
to use whilst transcribing and generally using my PC.
After a short period of time, just a couple
of weeks, I have noticed a big reduction in the arm pain I have been experiencing.
This has vastly improved my comfort whilst transcribing for my clients.
I would recommend this mouse to anyone who
experiences arm pain associated with mouse use and particularly transcribers.
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