This is just more of me expressing some thoughts that some people might have feedback on.

I used a Kinesis Advantage for over a decade and it made me feel at one with the computer until one day I started to get right hand pain.

I gave it a break for a few years, then got a new Advantage 360 and a Glove80 to see what would work for me. Neither do, both make my right hand feel more cramped than it should. But I’m pretty happy on something like a Sofle or a Kyria, or even a basic TKL - tho still get pain after a time.

I do have cubital tunnel like symptoms but was recently tested and don’t have any real nerve damage that can be fixed, so based on the advice of my neural muscular doctor and physiotherapist, I’m still in the prevention stage.

Anyone experience anything similar?

Thanks!!

  • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I have the Kinesis Advantage2 keyboard and have used it for about 7 years now. I can’t imagine ever switching to anything else. Why are you switching from something that works for you? Just like the Kinesis, any change to keyboard layout is going to take some time to get used to. It took about 3 weeks before I felt at home with the Kinesis.

      • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Oh sorry, I misunderstood. Keywell keyboards fixed my wrist pain, so idk about it causing you pain. Ask an orthopedic doctor if saline injections could help alleviate your pain. They help me and it only needs to be done every 6-12 months.