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What's better for your wrists: navigating with a mouse or a keyboard?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Neither: Both can cause carpal tunnel if not used properly and ergonomically.
Answered 12/20/2011
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Depends!: If a person has limited hand or finger functioning, that affects the choice. Also how much time is spent on the computer affects this too, as well as the kind of tasks primarily done on the device. Someone who does a lot of inputting of text will use a keyboard mudch of the time, and a mouse less often. There is no single good answer.
Answered 11/13/2018
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