Jay W. Anderson wrote: > This is exactly what I'm dealing with currently, and my first thought > when I read Tim's post. > > I thing what Phil said: > > ... > "Sit up straight and KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP." > > Whenever I find myself getting sloppy, or slouching, or resting my > hands on the keyboard -... > > has a lot to do with this as well. What bothers me the most is not > the typing, but sitting and using the mouse while working in AutoCAD > all day. If I have the keyboard where it should be, I'm straining to > reach and hold/work the mouse which effects the muscles of the upper > back and neck. > > Jay > Like I said, I bet if you go to a chiro, they will find one or more knots in your back and neck.. What they did for me was hook me up to what I called a "fencer" A dealybob that would shock the muscles with electric impulses and cause them to fatigue and relax. There is a more tech name for it, but at times it feels like hitting an electric fence, hence my nick name :) Inferencser (sp) comes to mind, something like that anyway... I just learned to live with it, though I had to give up playing guitar :) No loss to the world there :) And as far as the rest goes, mousing is prolly worse then keyboarding as far as agravating it. RS