I feel like “proper” finger placement on the home row forces your wrist in an awkward position and aligns with everything I’ve been told gives you injuries from typing.
I've got RSA Type 2 and Trigger-finger four years ago and I was told if I continue like that I may not be able to use a keyboard for a very long time. It started with lots of pain and discomfort and then got worst with trigger-finger. What a nightmare!
I had many years without touch typing and when the pain started, I was already doing touch typing for more than 3 years. But, neither me nor the doctor couldn't blame touch typing for it. I was told any repetitive movement can cause it. Perhaps touch typing does kick in. But, the main cause was lack of any exercise with hands. I was only using my hands on my keyboard for a very long time.
I'm still doing touch typing. I actually stopped physiotherapy exercises for my hands shortly. Instead, I started to do sports and normal exercises to keep my muscles healthy. I've also switched to a split keyboard (Kinesis Advantage 2) with some customization on the layout to tweak it for coding. Seriously one of my best purchases ever. Since then I actually invest on my work equipment and office tools. Good monitor, proper desk and ergo chair. They last forever, and it's way cheaper than breaking your body.
It definitely does on a staggered layout keyboard. There's a lot of good alternatives mentioned in the comments like the ergodox and whatnot that can help alleviate that awkward positioning. The rabbit hole of keyboard building and ergonomics is endless. The subreddit r/OLKB is a good starting point.
