PALO Memory Foam Mouse Pad with Wrist Rest Is helpful because it sits in front of your keyboard and allow your hands to be elevated rather than bend at an upward angle. When you are not moving your hands to type and only clicking a few keys in the same place, it allows your wrist to strain and causes that aching you get after a while. The wrist rest will allow blood flow to your hands properly instead of straining them on a hard desk surface, as well as relieve the pressure around your wrist and palm.