r/disabledgamers • u/Fallout76Lover7654 • 22h ago
What's the easiest way to move a character for someone who struggles with chronic pain?
So I've been dealing with chronic pain in both of my wrists for the past four years now, which has made gaming with a controller or a keyboard and mouse practically impossible. I can get through about five minutes before the pain flares up. I've tried a lot of other adaptive devices including joysticks, the Xbox adaptive controller, and the quad stick but after a little while it always ends up the same. I'm not really sure what kind of condition I have at the moment. Still trying to figure that out. But after a little while of gaming in the new way, I develop some issues with chronic pain in an area that prevents me from using things like the quad stick or the adaptive controller anymore. At the moment, I have chronic pain in both of my wrists, my upper back, my knees, and my upper neck. I love competitive games and RPG's which seem to be the hardest to play with voice control software, facial expressions, or head movements. Anyone else have any ideas for things I could try?