Sliced Bread - Ergonomic Keyboards and Mice
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Do ergonomic devices like split keyboards and vertical mice help with comfort and health?
If you're a heavy computer user there are an increasing variety of weird and wonderful options to help improve your comfort and reduce the risk of aches and pains associated with 'Repetitive Strain Injury' (RSI).
Listener Tim is curious whether ergonomic tools—such as split keyboards, alternative layouts, or vertical mice—could optimise his professional setup as a software engineer.
To find out, presenter Greg Foot does a deep-dive into the evidence alongside Nichola Adams, from the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors; and Ben Vallack, who runs a YouTube channel all about workflow and design.
And if you're interested in this topic, we have a companion episode on Standing Desks - available along with all our other episodes on BBC Sounds.
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RESEARCHER: PHIL SANSOM
PRODUCERS: SIMON HOBAN AND GREG FOOT
Published on Thursday, 14th May 2026.
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