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Typing pain in fingers — what to try (practical checklist)
Reduce keystrokes with dictation, lighten key force, and add microbreaks. Not medical advice.
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Last updated: 2025-12-27  If your fingers hurt from typing, the first question is usually: are you doing  a lot  of typing, or are you typing with  too much force ? The fastest, lowest-risk approach is load management: reduce keystrokes, then improve technique and setup.
Not medical advice. If you have numbness, weakness, night pain, or persistent/worsening symptoms, seek medical advice.

1) Reduce keystrokes (dictation for drafts)

Dictate the first draft of emails, docs, and notes.

Edit with the keyboard (names/terms are faster to fix by hand).

Setup:  speech to text on Mac .

Daily workflow:  voice typing for Mac .

2) Type lighter (force matters)

Try relaxing your grip and pressing keys more lightly.

Avoid bottoming-out keys aggressively if you use mechanical keyboards.

If your setup encourages hard presses, consider a lighter-switch keyboard (or adjust technique first).

3) Add microbreaks (small, frequent)

Every 20 minutes: 30–60 seconds.

Once per hour: 3–5 minutes.

Evidence + schedule:  microbreaks for typing .

If you want the longer, sourced guide
This answer is the short checklist. The deeper version (with more studies + context) is here:  typing pain in fingers (guide) .

Related

Voice typing for RSI (reduce keystrokes)

Ergonomic split keyboard: benefits and downsides

Sources

Key switch force and finger flexor muscle activity (PubMed)

Short-travel key switches: typing force and forearm muscle activity (PubMed)

Microbreaks during computer terminal work (PubMed)

Work-break schedules review (PMCID: PMC6646952)

Reddit: finger pain while typing (r/RSI thread)

HN: Typing, RSI, and what I do differently (discussion)

Mayo Clinic Minute: What is carpal tunnel syndrome? (YouTube)


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