Anyone used the ReportIt from Stenograph?

[Kerry F]

Does anyone have this device?  It looks like it could really help pain and fatigue, but I'm wondering if it would slow down finger speed?  It's a bit pricey, too.

 

http://www.stenograph.com/productdetails.aspx?id=170001&subid=2...

[Kelli Combs (admin)]

My girlfriend uses it and she says if she did not use this device, she would not be doing this job.

 

I use something similar and have for about 10 years now.  I know I would not be doing this job without it.  I  just put a lumbar pillow on my lap and rest my wrists on it.  Makes a huge difference in the pain and fatigue.  I cannot even begin to tell you. 

[Kerry F]

Kelli,

I've tried a few different things in my lap and it seems to slow down my speed.

How thick/high is the lumbar pillow you use?  Where did you buy it?  Is it firm like a tempurpedic or soft?

 

Thanks

[Kelli Combs (admin)]

[Kelli Combs (admin)]

Okay.  I just took a picture of it.  Just a regular lumbar pillow.  I have used it forever and it does not slow me down one bit.  At first it did, maybe because I was getting used to it.  Once you have it down, it's not problem.

[Kerry F]

Thanks!  It looks nice and little.........where did you buy it?

[Kelli Combs (admin)]

It was in the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, in one of those shops with the candles and bathrobes and lotion type stores.  I can't remember the name of it.  I bet Bed, Bath & Beyond would have something like this, or Target.

[Mary Jo Cochran]

Last year I had several episodes where I got a huge marble-sized bump on my right wrist.  I realized it was from using a mouse.  I now use a paperback  Webster's Dictionary and lay my wrist over it to use a mouse.  It's an incredible difference.

 

I keep my steno machine at lap level.  The only thing(s) moving is/are my pinkies.  My wrists don't get any strain.

[Heather Coiner]

I have used the ReportIt for two years. It is a fabulous product! I can't imagine even doing the shortest depo without it. I don't use the foot pieces that come with it. Well worth the expense!

[Kelli Combs (admin)]

If I ever lose my little pillow, I am buying the ReportIt for sure.

[Kerry F]

So do you guys think the ReportIt is better than any pillow or other type of similar report device?

Tried a pillow today.  It did help my problem right hand/arm, but made my left one bother me a bit more, which the left never bothers me.

 

Have you guys with the ReportIt tried anything else besides the ReportIt? 

Thanks!

[Deborah M.]

I don't think I could use this.  I feel like my arms need to be free.  Even long sleeves used to bother me a lot.  I hate having a chair with arms, too.

[Kelli Combs (admin)]

It's definitely something to get used to.  However, if you have neck and shoulder pain, it is a huge help because it takes the pressure off that area when you are not having to hold your arms up all day.