Left Mouse Click

Lately, im getting severe pain in my right wrist, due to over indulgence with the mouse. On suggestions from some close quarters, have started clicking the mouse using my left hand. Its quite tough getting used to the change. Invariably after i type few sentences, and if i have to click on the mouse, my right hand moves to find the mouse which is not there.

Thinking about it, i just wonder how much dependent have i become on the mouse. Im finding ways to mimimize this dependency. Any suggestions would be welcome. One thing im trying out is keyboard shortcuts.

This wrist pain bug has caught up with a few other people in my office, and a lot of people are coming out with what they are doing to curtail the problem. Recently a colleague of mine, was recounting her wrist pain problems with me. She found a hand specialist, somewhere in the city, and when she visited his clinic, she was freaked out, to see a lot of hands in the clinic. It seems a lot of the items in the clinic where designed as a hand. Calendars, clocks, telephones, notebooks, etc etc. Sure to say she didnt step her foot inside the clinic once again.