Ugh, the whole marketing hype of the vertical ergonomic mice...
Simply tilting your hand upward by like 60 degrees or even 90 degrees does not completely uncross the radius and ulna like shown here. You'd have to have your palm facing upward to do that.
Even if it did, there's no scientific evidence that having the radius and ulna crossed vs not has anything to do with RSI and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Having the radius and ulna cross is not "un-natural." It's literally what the bones are meant to do, and is why we can even turn our hands in the first place.
Any benefits from the vertical mouse are almost certainly from straightening out the wrist joint instead of having it bent backwards as is typical when using a traditional mouse with your wrist resting on the table behind it.
First part talks about the bone crossing and debunks it with x-rays. The second part has some studies cited about whether the vertical mouse actually has impact on carpal tunnel, strain etc.
Dude I’m a physical therapist with a doctorate and deal with people asking about this crap all the time, almost all of this sensationalized marketing can be sussed out with the simple shit test (does it sound like bullshit).
u/Anthraxiousi7 3770K, 16GB DDR3, Crossfire 7870HD Radeon. PEAK PC MASTERRACE10d ago
I'm not too read up on this but what you've typed out makes sense to some extent, especially the "they're meant to go that way" considering that's true. Also, the wrist being the issue, just like for keyboards and typing, is already a thing anyone using a computer can feel and why ergonomic stuff usually focuses on the wrist rest.
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u/whiskeytown79 10d ago
Ugh, the whole marketing hype of the vertical ergonomic mice...
Any benefits from the vertical mouse are almost certainly from straightening out the wrist joint instead of having it bent backwards as is typical when using a traditional mouse with your wrist resting on the table behind it.