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> would be intrested to find out the real benifits of the Microsoft
>Natural Keyboard and it's competitors.  Is one any better than the
other?
> Would a Gel-Eez wrist pad provide the same benifits?  Thanks for your
>help.

Kyle,

The Microsoft Natural Keyboard provides some relief from the wrists
being bent towards the pinkies and eases the palm-down position
somewhat.  On the other hand, it is larger and thus places the mouse
farther away unless a "clone" is used that has a built in pointing
device.

While many people use and like the MS Natural, there are several other
options available.  It is definately a personal selection and depends on
why the keyboard is being purchased (prevention only or to accomodate a
specific problem).

The Kinesis keyboard is another non-adjustable keyboard that is quite
popular but costs in the low to mid $200s.

Many of the keyboards, and general comments about them, are available in
the Keyboard section of the Typing Injury FAQ:

<www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/keyboards.html>

The Gel-Eez wrist pad addresses the wrists "sagging" to the table
surface, which is also an issue that the built-in surfaces of
alternative keyboards sometime provide, but does not provide relief for
side-to-side wrist bending and the "palm-down" position that are noticed
in standard keyboard use

Hope this is of some benefit,

Scott

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