The reason for it is obvious when you look at it. When you write in a notebook as a student, your arms are almost crossed and your hand is bent at an angle relative to the table. You can maintain this position for hours a day, years on end when you're writing notes. When you're using a mouse, your arm is bent outward and your hand is parallel to the table surface, which twists your wrist. That ends up pinching a nerve in your wrist, which causes all these other problems.
I switched to a pen mouse (back in 1997) which immediately fixed the problem. However, the pen mouse broke after a few months, so I went back to my regular mouse, but I first put it in front of my chest, in front of the keyboard, and I cup the mouse so that my hand is at an angle to the table. My arm from the shoulder to the elbow is resting against my chest, just like when I write on paper, and I don't let it get off my body. When I type I move my mouse out of the way, and when I use the mouse I move the keyboard out of the way.
It's been 22 years now without any repeat of the problems, so I know at least for me this fixed the problem.
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