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The Best Ergonomic Mouse to Save You Time, Effort, and Wrist Pain

The $70 Lift Vertical ergonomic mouse from Logitech is designed to prevent discomfort and eliminate unnecessary gestures.

Logitech Lift Vertical ergonomic mouse.

Photographer: Takamasa Ota for Bloomberg Businessweek

Spending your day in front of a computer doesn’t, under most circumstances, count as dangerous work. But the subtle bodily contortions that most mouse and keyboard setups demand are known to contribute to repetitive stress injuries. A 2021 study by Mousetrapper, a Swedish maker of ergonomic mice, found that 62% of people who worked for more than two hours per day at a computer experienced pain while doing so. Enter the $70 Lift Vertical ergonomic mouse from Logitech. Designed to reduce or prevent discomfort by encouraging a more natural grip, it swaps a tendon-twisting claw clench for something that feels more like a friendly handshake.

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