• Maintain a straight wrist (from side and top view) when typing.
  
  
  
  
• Avoid planting and pivoting at the wrists.

• Try lifting the wrist.
• Move the keyboard close to the edge to remove the temptation to plant your wrist down.

• If using a wristrest, use it intermittently to rest and glide over it when typing.
  
  

Recommended Resting Positions

When working at the computer, a significant amount of time is spent with your hands inactive. Get into the habit of resting your hands and upper extremities in a recommended resting posture for moments when your hands are not typing.

• Wrists neutral with fingers straight and resting on the keys
• Palms facing each other, fingers relaxed , wrists resting sideways on the desk, wristrest or keyboard tray
• Wrists resting sideways on the lap with palms facing each other and fingers relaxed