My hands get cold

[Thunderhead19]

Sitting at my computer, my hands get cold and my fingers won't work right, and I can't...CAD...properly. Does anybody have any tips on this?

[terhohalme]

Try to keep the mouse on the table as near your bellybutton as possible. So the mouse between you and the keyboard at about 30-45 degrees. It takes a little while until you get used to move the cursor properly, but it pays.

I have used a mouse or a digital tablet more than 20 years and I had much trouble with my cold fingers and aching shoulder, but after I changed the mouse near my stomack, these symptoms eased up.

[RThompson]

another thought I'v had re. ergonomics: (maybe not really related to cold hands)

How about an adjustable height desk?
Here's how it goes:
basically a normal computer/work desk, but with a big lever on the side. (kind of like a lazy boy)
So, one can work sitting on their normal chair for a few hours, then when the novelty wears off and the back/shoulder/neck/etc complains one can pull on the lever and the spring loaded mechanism will lift the desk to a standing or drafting stool height.

Rob

[cyclops]

Cure: be more time efficient. Sure, easy for me. If there is any bar or ledge that the bottom of your fore arm touchs or rests on , you will start to cut off circulation only in that hand. Remove the ledge.

[yipster]

clap your hands or turn the heat high and think of the spring that is in sight :D

[Danielsan]

get yourself an ergonomic mousepad? with a silicon hump implanted? I use a nice thing called a spaceball 4000 but it is only used for moving, rotating parts and repetitive functions not for the drawing itself!

greetz,

to warm up your fingers might use a hammer and hammer on them :D this will warm them up, but it won't do for the good working of the fingers :p

[Hans Friedel]

Use some sort of wrist suport

http://www.transcriptiongear.com/TG_Store/WH.html

A space mouse is also a good thing

Try to write as many comands you can.

Personaly I tries to exersice as much as possible. I paddle 2-3 times a week. But it is important that you should not have any pain when you exersice. If you have see a doctor

Hans

[flame]

Hi
- You may want to adjust the mouse senitivity in your System Tray
- Have you ever tried a trackball instead of a mouse? You can use it when you wear gloves with tips cut off
- I agree with Hans, type much
- enter dummy points, lines and circles to serve you as reference points, and make much use of the various snap-to-reference function

Cheers
Mike

http://www.dauda.at

[Arrowmarine]

Ummmmm....... Move out of Canada? :-) Just kidding J.D.

[stevel]

I was actually going to be more specific by suggesting Florida.

[carlg]

I had the same problem and also had some pain in my wrist until a friend recommended a Contour Mouse. They come in a number of sizes to fit various hand sizes and also can be ordered left-handed. contourdesigns.com.

Keep the mouse low and don't let your wrist rest on the table.

[CgarciaDesign]

Blow on them...that'll get them HoT. =)

[htom]

Have your thyroid checked.

[cgorton]

Or, get a heated mouse.

http://www.theheatedmouse.com/

I thought about developing this idea until I searched for it and found that someone already had!

[mackid068]

That's a cool idea. Nice, heated, massaging mouse would be better though... ;)