We often don't realize it, but we use the mouse a lot during the course of a working day. A good, ergonomic mouse is therefore indispensable.

The Evoluent 4 Right Small is a vertical mouse, which means you hold the mouse as if you were going to shake hands.

The big advantage is that the wrist is not bent so unnaturally in this position. Using the wrong mouse can lead to pain and problems in the forearm and wrist.

A good vertical mouse can prevent many of these problems. The Evoluent 4 Right Small is suitable for people with smaller hands.

The “handshake posture” of the hand when using a vertical mouse results in the wrist being bent less to the side and the forearm being turned less inward (Schmid et al., 2015). This results in less muscle activity in the forearm than when using a standard mouse (Quemelo & Vieira, 2013).

A study found that forearm, wrist and hand discomfort improved more quickly when using a vertical joystick mouse (Aarås et al., 2001).