SecureGSM said:If I may.. trackballs can be very useful If an excessive joint movement is out of question for one or another reason. Your palm peacefully rests on it and all the scrolling done by your thumb.
Give it a try at your local computer shop.
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/wireless-trackball-m570
Mt Spokane Photography said:I have serious carpal tunnel as well as a pinched nerve in my shoulder, so using a mouse can be very painful. My fingers have lost much of their feeling as well, so something better would be worth it. I've tried touch pads, amd several ergonomic mice to no avail. I still have several hundred photos unedited that I took in May because of the issue. Fortunately, I have another month to finish them. I have done the first 1500.
I've tried that one and a lot more, probably 10 or 12 different designs. I thought Amazon was going to ding me for returning so many, so I bought and returned some with my wife's account. The only way to evaluate one is to use it for a week or so.
Editing large numbers of photos can be painful when my arm and hand are acting up. its not just the thumb, its the midpoint of my arm caused by a pinched elbow / shoulder nerve. They said chances of fixing it by surgery were low. I had surgery on both wrists, and nerve conduction tests show they have improved three years later. Little chance of further improvement with more surgery. I also have diabetic neuropathy in my hands and fingers, Typing is difficult, I make lots of corrections. Feeling the shutter button is nearly impossible, the 5D MK IV is by far the best camera I've owned for guiding my finger to the shutter button. I've glued on raised buttons for my older cameras, but not the 5D MK IV.
Getting old is the pits, still, I get by, just slower.
I'm tuning up my old laptop to take tomorrow morning to Eastern Oregon, so I've verified it is still working, I'm going now.
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