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Jerry --

I've been suffering some of the same hand/wrist/forearm
problems for months.  Switching from the standard Sun
3-button mouse helped a lot (I'm using the ITAC mouse-trak
trackball mouse and like it very much).  Some other solutions:

- Boring as it is, regular breaks!  Essential to get the
	breaks in BEFORE the pain revs up.  I bought a
	digital watch with a countdown timer, which helps
	me remember just how fast 20 minutes goes by when
	I'm absorbed in my work.  There are also various
	e-mail programs and other software to remind you
	to take breaks.  Very very boring answer; seems
	like one of the ultimate solutions for me, though.

- Adjustable keyboard tray.  This allows me to change the
	angle of presentation often, and also provides a
	"spongier" surface, thus absorbing more impact than
	if my fingers were hitting bottom on a hard surface
	such as a desk or table.  Originally, I didn't like
	the adjustable tray BECAUSE it felt spongy; now I
	use the degree to which it is wobbling as a key
	indicator that I'm pounding too hard.  I learned to
	type on a manual typewriter, which is probably the
	reason...

- Again, boring as it is, getting regular physical exercise.
	The more desk-bound I am, the more my tendonitis
	flares up.  

- I began charting various factors, such as stress, workload,
	degree of physical activity and (being a woman) the
	point of my monthly cycle.  One thing that cropped
	up during this charting was that extra sodium in my
	daily diet caused enough tissue swelling to be a
	significant aggravation for tendonitis for me.  Having
	been made aware of this factor, and changing it, is
	making a big difference.

- Icing up (even using a bag of frozen peas) on the bad days
	is useful for me.

- There are also voice-activated solutions out there, but I've
	not explored them in depth yet.

Hope some of this helps...

Judy