“I have seen very few input devices that reduce this static loading and are still as intuitive as keyboards or mice.”<p>Getting a keyboard split into two independent halves makes a huge difference to the ability to adjust the workspace to reduce static strain. One of the best currently available options, with a very easy learning curve, is the Matias ErgoPro: <a href="http://matias.ca/ergopro/" rel="nofollow">http://matias.ca/ergopro/</a><p>As for mice: trackpads, trackballs, roller mice, and pen tablets are all potentially more comfortable. Mice with different shapes can help, e.g. those ones with the vertically oriented body which requires less wrist pronation. Even without changing hardware, repositioning the mouse or adjusting desk or chair can make a huge difference to mousing comfort.
"TL: One major reason why people experience pain while at work is that they seek stress and pain in their work; this is often called "work ethic" or "hard work". If work ethic is very important to you and you manage to make your workstation more comfortable, you should look for other sources of stress and pain to compensate to compensate for the new-found comfort. (An easy one is just to work longer.) Similarly, you probably already work very comfortably if you value relaxation and health; if that is the case my above recommendations will probably have only small impacts. ~*"
"Kinesis contoured keyboards are nice except they don’t have forearm support because they’re above the table. ... If these keyboards could be recessed in the desk rather than rested upon the desk, they could be neat."<p>1000x this. I recently got a Kinesis and this indeed is my single big problem with it. Any Kinesis owners here that can recommend a practical setup that allows to rest forearms and which is applicable to office inventory I don't own (read: non-destructive)?