Agree 110% - I destroyed my wrists at age 18 working 12hrs/day on a startup (who recently got acquired, congrats guys!) because my setup was ergonomically very poor and I had terrible typing technique.
Luckily, I had my parents' health insurance and was able to go to physical therapy 2x-3x a week. They were both able to reverse some of the damage done, and teach me proper typing technique and other "work hygiene".
I've worked just as hard since and I've never had any problems since, by rigorously doing my exercises and practicing good technique. I'm surprised there's rather a lot of discussion in hacker circles about the best chair, but so little discussion of other ergonomic concerns and typing technique.
My mom, who has been a software professional for over 30 years, has been dragging around the same external trackpad from job to job. It now has a serial to PS/2 adapter behind a PS/2 to USB adapter, but she swears by that thing. Mice are awful for wrists.
Luckily, I had my parents' health insurance and was able to go to physical therapy 2x-3x a week. They were both able to reverse some of the damage done, and teach me proper typing technique and other "work hygiene".
I've worked just as hard since and I've never had any problems since, by rigorously doing my exercises and practicing good technique. I'm surprised there's rather a lot of discussion in hacker circles about the best chair, but so little discussion of other ergonomic concerns and typing technique.
My mom, who has been a software professional for over 30 years, has been dragging around the same external trackpad from job to job. It now has a serial to PS/2 adapter behind a PS/2 to USB adapter, but she swears by that thing. Mice are awful for wrists.