Ergonomic Lending Library

Updated February 7, 2009

The Ergonomic Lending Library has closed its doors. It's been a great idea and seems to have definitely helped a lot of people, but I can't continue to maintain it. In 8 years, only one item was unreturned. Thank you to all those who've used it and provided feedback and kind remarks. And thank you to the manufacturers who've donated their products:

Inventory
Picture	On-Hand?	Description
	Yes	Forearm rest that reduces stress on upper body from slouching over. Unless you'll be simply lying it on top of a large desk, requires that the front edge of your desk surface be between approx 1/2" and 2" thick. I've used this myself and I am convinced it helped a lot, so much so that I no longer need it. Lending History: Newly offered 2006-Mar-11 Our Review
	No	RollerMouse Generously donated to the library by the manufacturer. Website: http://www.contourdesign.com/rollermouse/ Lending History: New item 2004-Oct-23! Out to Bennington, VT, 2006-Mar-4 Returned
	No	Perfit Mouse, Medium Right-Hand Generously donated to the library by the manufacturer. Website: http://www.contourdesign.com/pmo/ Lending History: New item 2004-Oct-23!
	No	Perfit Mouse, Medium Left-Hand Generously donated to the library by the manufacturer. Website: http://www.contourdesign.com/pmo/ Lending History: New item 2004-Oct-23!

	No	Vertical Mouse $74.95 Manufacturer's Website: http://www.evoluent.com/ My Full Review This is the prior generation of Vertical Mouse that we loan out, the one I used for about a year. I now have the new generation, VM2. Same basic functionality, minor technological improvements, nicer color. (That's what counts in computers, cool colors, right?) But seriously it's still my favorite. In fact at work, I also have my 17-inch monitor sitting on its side so I can work in "portrait" mode, so I've noticed I have quite an eccentric desktop, both rotated 90 degrees. Five buttons in all, all but #1 programmable I think. Three buttons and a wheel on the right side; one button at the top, left, where the thumb is. I program that one for "Back" on the web, which also works in Windows Explorer. And I program the bottom of the three buttons as a double-click. Lending History: New item 2004-Oct-6 Out to Des Moines, IA 2004-Oct-23 Returned 2005-May D.N. of Des Moines offered his email address (mountaineer@runbox.com) and these comments: "...convinced my work to buy one for use here and I use yours at home. I would have suffered long and hard without both, especially when I forgot to take it home or back to work. I "fix" our corporate computers for a living, and if I spend too much time using the mice on others' desks, I can really tell by the end of the day. Its design has truly helped."
	No	Quillmouse (Retail $99.95) Generously donated to the library by the manufacturer. Website: http://www.quillmouse.com From the same folks that offer Flextend, Designer Appliances, Inc, this is an optical mouse with two buttons and a wheel button. It orients the wrist more vertically than a conventional mouse, untwisting the arm, and it doesnt' require a pinching motion to move the cursor because your wrist sits in a trough that has a lip on the right side. This feature seems to be the reason for its listing on the GSA Section 508 website. Lending History: New item 2004-Sep Out to Independence, KS ~2004-Sep-29 Returned Nov-20 Out to New Port Richey, FL 2004-Nov-29 Returned 2005-Jan-05 Out to Payson, UT 2005-Jun-23

	No	I've neglected to mention for many months that these two Flextends and the Quillmouse were generously donated to the library by the manufacturer. Flextend Exerciser, Large 1-Glove Large, needs to be snug. 1-Manual / Exercise Sheet 1-CD with software 1-Video Users are strongly encouraged to talk with Flextend clinicians at clinician@flextend.com to ensure they are using the system correctly. Manufacturer's website: http://flextend.com Lending History: Out to Michigan, 2004-Jun-5 Returned ~2004-Aug Out to Findlay, OH 2004-Sep-16
	No	Flextend Exerciser, Small. 1-Glove Small, needs to be snug. 1-Manual / Exercise Sheet 1-CD with software 1-Video Users are strongly encouraged to talk with Flextend clinicians at clinician@flextend.com to ensure they are using the system correctly. Manufacturer's website: http://flextend.com Lending History: Out to Kansas, 2004-Feb-14 Returned 2004-Apr-15 Out to United Kingdom 2004-Jun-01 Returned 2004-Nov-15

	No	Armaid Self-Massage device to use on arms. Widely regarded by RSI sufferers for helping relieve arm tension and "wiry, ropy" feeling to the forearms. See full review. (We receive no money from Armaid.) Sells for approx. $100.00 Lending History: Out to California 2002-Jul-15--- Returned 2003-Feb-06 Out to Canada 2003-Apr --- Returned 2003-July Out to Missouri 2003-Aug-8 --- Returned 2003-Dec-20 Out to LK, Cambridge, MA, 2004-Jan-0x--- Returned Jun Out to Sunnyvale, CA 2004-Jun-05 --- Returned Oct

	No.	Bonnie Pruden Intro Video 1991 105-minute video showing the Bonnie Pruden myotherapy and trigger point technique. Sells for $25.00 Description at: http://www.bonnieprudden.com/store.html Lending History: Promised to San Diego, California 2004-Apr (???) Out to New Mexico 2004-Jun-01
	Yes	Our Book We've always offered a free loaner copy of our book to RSI sufferers, knowing that RSI sometimes puts folks in economic peril> This offer is still open. Just ask.

	No	Hand-Held Body Massager Given to a sufferer in New Port Richey, FL

	No	18" Soft Gel Wrist Rest Case Logic GL1 Gel-eez Wrist Rest Given to a sufferer in California. Other pads that say "gel" are hard like Jello gelatin, not soft like a waterbed like this one. On Amazon

	No	Pain Free, by Pete Egoscue (On Amazon) Given to a sufferer in Colorado.

	No	Given to sufferer in Poland.

	No	Given to sufferer in Poland. (On Amazon)