The most common way to prevent the development of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is by purchasing Carpal Tunnel keyboards. These are specially designed to help position the hands, wrists, and forearms in a manner that reduces pressure on the carpal nerve and prevents the need for repetitive wrist motions. They can also become incredibly important in controlling wrist irritation and can diminish the need for painful surgeries and cortisone shots.

The Natural Style keyboard, or split keyboard, is an extremely popular kind of carpal tunnel keyboard. Split keyboards divide the typing area into two separated sections so that the elbows are angled outwards in a more bio-ergonomic position to each other. Some split keyboards are so advanced that these two sections can be "tented" (angled so that the center keys are higher than the outside ones) and inclined on the lateral plane as well. The most extreme versions actually allow the palms to face each other across two vertical keyboard planes set at a 90° angle to the desk.

Sometimes, it is not the shape of the keyboard but the position of the keys themselves that makes a difference. While the QWERTY layout is found in a majority of all keyboards, and is usually the style that most people learn on, it is not necessarily the most healthy to use. Invented in the 1936, the Dvorak keyboard style is faster than the QWERTY layout and can lead to less work on the part of the typist. However, this keyboard is not very well known and can be difficult to learn if one is already used to the QWERTY layout.

Before Purchasing Carpal Tunnel Keyboards

It is important to "test drive" a carpal tunnel keyboard before deciding to buy it. Some keyboards can be more difficult for some users than others. If a keyboard does not provide any help for your CTS or if it even makes the pain worse, make sure to discontinue using it and search for another model.