I switched to a trackball mouse and I’m never going back

Computer mice are silent killers. For years I struggled with wrist pain, elbow pain, and shoulder pain, and I staved it off with stretches, exercises, ergonomic changes, and what have you—but it always kept coming back. Turns out, it was because of my mouse.

About a year ago, I was at my wit’s end, scrambling for web advice on why I’m hurting and what I could do about it. Reddit users talked about how switching to a trackball mouse made all the difference for them, and I was intrigued.