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0 pointscomfypotato2y ago0 comments

Can you elaborate on the thumb problems from Manuforms? This is the first I’ve heard of them. I’m in the process of building a corne Manuform.

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microtonal2y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foSmpE_aefI

And basically a lot of reports on Reddit. Eg.:

https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/ubcxup/e... https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/umg2j5/e... https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/lj3n45/p...

Of course, these are just anecdotes and we don't have good research into all the individual designs, but there seems to be a pattern. The movement is also similar to what causes texter's thumb.

At any rate, I am not an ergonomics professional, so if you are switching to a more ergonomic keyboard because you have pains, you should ask and expert what works and what doesn't.

comfypotatoOP2y ago

Thanks!

You’re really on one on this thread lol.

I’ve found that anecdote gets the job done for me. The $ values are insignificant for me considering it’s all work-related. The RSI has come and gone through multiple iterations of work intensity and keyboard (and accessory) configurations.

I suspect this is the main reason there isn’t much research in the space. The breadth is too large to research when trial and error quickly arrives at a workable solution for 99% of people.

With a little bit of technical insight into RSI, common sense goes a long way into finding tech configurations that work.

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