A wrist rest that's too thick or high can cause pain with forward movement of the wrist. Some individuals may become dependent upon their wrist rests and may bend their wrists to reach side or bottom keys rather than move their forearms. When using a wrist rest one should keep the wrist straight rather than bent up or down. The proper way to use a wrist rest is to place it in front of the keyboard or mouse. Some computer users push the keyboard back and use the wrist rest under their forearms. This depends all on your level of comfort.

Some people's wrists are very sensitive to pressure underneath them. Others are very sensitive to pressure just underneath the palm. The key is finding a spot that is comfortable for you. It is recommended that wrist rests for keyboard are used during pauses while typing. While typing, use the wrist rest lightly, and move your entire hand to reach side keys rather than bending your wrist sideways.

Thickness of the rest should be the same measurement of thickness as the front of the keyboard. The wrist rest should be deep a spread over a large area. If thickness is less than two inches, this is considered too narrow.

Wrist rests should have smooth rounded or square corners. Be careful about using wrist rests that have sharp edges at the sides. Make sure that the material of your wrist rest is cleanable. The material of your wrist rest should be breathable and not have too much friction and it should not constrain the arms.

There are many features of a wrist rest such as the anti-static feature which is useful if properly grounded, and if static has been a continuous problem. Wrist rests for a mouse should move slide and roll motion with the mouse.

No Hands – Foot Controlled Mouse

A person can avoid carpal tunnel syndrome and Repetitive Stress Injury associated with desktop mice. The NoHands Mouse actually eliminates stress on the hand and wrist area by moving mouse control to the feet. This prevents awkward positions of the wrist, elbow, and shoulder and most importantly, this prevents chronic pain in those areas. The NoHands Mouse helps eliminate unnecessary, repetitive keyboard-to-mouse hand movements when your productivity is increased. With the No Hands Mouse, the user has complete control of the cursor without having to take hands off the keyboard, or a persons eyes off the monitor.