If you are a frequent computer-user and a leftie, you should have heard the news – a keyboard designed with you in mind. Left-handed keyboards have special features engineered for the convenience of lefties, but even right-hand users would find these features practical and sensible.
What’s wrong with the Standard Keyboard?
For right-handed users, the use of standard keyboard, even for long hours, would not be a cause for alarm; provided, proper posture and keyboard positioning of the fingers on the keyboard platform are observed. This experience may not hold true for a left-handed user who has to exert more effort when using a standard keyboard, as he has to conform to its layout that suits right-handed users.
The Risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
A lot has been said about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, but its actual cause has yet to be determined. However, many factors have been considered as possible triggers, and two of these are work-related stress and repetitive motion of the wrists and fingers.
Can you imagine the amount of effort that a leftie has to exert each time he reaches for the mouse, using his right hand that does not have his natural strength? What about those arrow keys he has to press using fingers of the same right hand? Read the rest of this entry »
