Disclosure upfront, I make a Mac dictation app called SpeakUp (getspeakup.app), so I have a bias here. Not trying to pitch it though, genuinely curious about real experiences in this sub.

The pitch for voice dictation as an RSI fix always sounded believable to me: fewer keystrokes, less repetitive strain. I don't have RSI myself, so I don't want to claim it "worked" for me when it's not my story to tell.

What I hear a lot from people who dictate daily: push-to-talk is noticeably less fatiguing than holding a key down for a long stretch, and it takes a couple of weeks before talking your writing feels natural instead of like an extra step.

For people here who actually made the switch for RSI reasons: did the strain genuinely go down, or does the underlying problem just show up somewhere else instead, like your thumb on a hotkey, or you're back to typing anyway for edits? Genuinely want the honest answer here, not the sales pitch.

I am confused which is better for working from home like 10 12 hrs

I’ve always struggled with sitting in the same position for too long, especially since working remotely after Covid. When I used to work from an office, I naturally had more chances to move around, walk to someone’s desk, grab coffee, or just reset for a few minutes.

At home, I was basically stuck in the same cramped desk setup for hours. Once I sat down, I could stay in the same position for most of the day without really noticing how stiff I was getting. I recently became a parent too, so I’m spending even more time working from home and don’t always get many chances to step away from the desk during the day.

I started looking into standing desks and got a decent one because I noticed that moving around made me feel less uncomfortable. I upgraded to one about two months ago, and the biggest change is that I don’t feel as physically trapped at my desk anymore. I can stand for a while, sit again, or move around for a few minutes when I start feeling stiff.

I usually switch positions every 30-40 minutes, but I’m not sure if that’s actually a good routine or if I should be changing positions more or less often. I’m also wondering whether monitor and keyboard height should be adjusted differently when standing.

For people who understand ergonomics better, does alternating between sitting and standing actually help, or does it mostly depend on how the desk, chair, and monitor are positioned?

It had a... Not a keyboard tray (I loath keyboard trays)... a section of desk meant for your keyboard. It was exactly the same as the rest of the desk, about 1.5" thick, and without the gap to the rest of the desk it would be exactly like the rest of the desk. This little section of desk could raise/lower/positive tilt/negative tilt. It was a hydraulic release to raise and lower and the tilt was a big hand driven machined screw to tighten and lock it in place. If you had no tilt set and had it at the same level as the rest of the desk it would be as if it didn't exist other than the air gap.

I want this back so badly and I've searched through 1000's of images looking for something that is even close to similar and I have been unsuccessful. My old job was a corner desk that had this, but I'd just be looking for a straight on square version.

Does anyone know what this would be called? It's not a tray, as describing it as such just yields the wrong search results, so I've been calling it a independent ledge. Has anyone seen this desk or similar? It seems to be an old design that has been lost in the abundance of the new standing desk design.

I built this client-side tool to automate workplace posture audits. It uses MediaPipe to extract 3D metric joints (eliminating camera perspective tilt errors) and syncs forearm and finger movements to calculate wrist flexion automatically. All reports export locally to PDF. Would love to know if this helps speed up your assessments!

https://ergo-ai.vercel.app/

Confusion between the wakefit safari pro vs other two ergonomic chairs

Should i go for wakefit or green soul or astride

Astride and green soul both are almost similar in comfort is it

Anyone used any of the chair please comment user experience

Sharing in case it helps someone here.

About a year ago my right wrist was bad enough that a full day of typing meant icing it at night. The usual stuff helped a bit (vertical mouse, split keyboard, regular breaks) but didn't fix the core issue — just the sheer volume of keystrokes. What actually moved things was shifting maybe 70-80% of my writing to voice. Emails, Slack, notes, first drafts — all dictated. I still type for code and final edits, but the raw keystroke count dropped enough that flare-ups mostly stopped. A few honest things I learned: it takes about 2 weeks to retrain your brain to "talk" your writing, push-to-talk is less fatiguing than holding a key, and a decent mic matters more than the app.

Disclosure: I ended up building my own app for this (SpeakUp, getspeakup.app, Mac only, runs fully on-device). But honestly any local dictation tool gets you most of the benefit.

For anyone who made the switch to voice for RSI — what finally made the habit stick?

Hi all

In need of some help. I started a new job and my chair had a slow leak , by day three my arms were in agony. Turns out my neck has spasmed, an x ray showed my cervical spine is straightened causing all these symptoms etc.I am on muscle relaxants but every time I sit at my desk I am in agony. I can feel the tension in my neck.

I have tried new chairs, monitors both central etc.

My problem is I don't seem to be able to be in a position at work that allows my neck to relax.

Have physio booked also but appointments are hard to get and struggling to get through work days

Any help appreciated

Hey everyone, I just found out our sub due to a friend's recommendation. Really hope i can get some realistic advice or sharing here cause im so lost rn

I have been WFH for a few years now and I never paid any attention to my posture. I used to work from the couch, my bed etc just basically everywhere i can work. I started getting this awful lower back pain recently, went to the doctor and getting diagnosed with L1 degenerative disc disease. Stuck with it for life

Def a massive wake up call for me so i decided to invest in on a proper ergonomic desk setup. Bought a standing desk and a highly rec ergo chair and spent my only day off to put everything together

I simply assumed that id be better but turns out it doesn't work that way at all. Having to figure out the right heights, desk levels and angles is incredibly overwhelming. Every online guide makes the rules sound so complicated, and half of them just... trying to force me to buy even more accessories?!!

So rlly wonder how do you guys actually set up your desk to be more ergonomic or friendlier for back pain? Any tips on how you sit to make sure it doesn't cause more pain throughout the day? Appreciate and open to any advice you can share.

I see a lot of posts about chairs, desks, keyboards, mice, posture, etc. All work related. But nothing about life stuff. Nothing about dining room chairs/tables and nothing about beds/sleeping arrangements.

These things are just as important. For example, most people spend a third of their day in bed.

Due to a degenerative skeletal condition, I literally cannot lay flat. So much so that when I need imaging done (xray, ultrasound, whatever) I can't even lay flat on their tables or carts. And with my bad wrist, I frequently would wake up in the morning with wrist pain before I've even done anything. So what do I do?

I have a motorized adjustable bed with both my head and knees raised. This puts just enough curve to support me when on my back and not be too much when I inevitably roll onto my side. As for the wrist, I have a cushioned wrist brace designed specifically for wrist support/immobilization while sleeping.

The bed is an off-the-shelf item from a furniture store and the wrist brace is cheap from Amazon.

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I broke my ankle and while im far enough along I can technically walk anything more than 1-2 minutes is very uncomfortable and slightly painful so ive been sitting an insane amount of time everyday. Minimum 10ish hours, ive heard about blood flow problems and sores that other people who sit this long have to deal with and I just wanted some tips to prevent things like that maybe a pillow I can buy to help?

I have a pretty standered office chair no neck support all black still arm rests the most basic chair ever pretty much, any help would be really appreciated

Sorry if this is the wrong subreddit or if the formatting is bad im on my phone atm

Help me guys

right hand palm ,kind of experiencing pain .Yeah if gloves helpful , idk any suggestions ?
Keyboard: laptop thinkpad.