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Chronic Illness 3w
does anyone with heds have tips for how to game with a controller?? i get such bad hand and wrist pain and also hurt my ulnar nerve, but its my largest interest/coping mechanism and it sucks not to play mentally as much as it hurts physically :(
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Anonymous 3w

I’ve got chronic tendinitis in my hands, and I found that once I was able to isolate specifically what movement caused the pain (ex. How hard I was gripping things like pencils or utensils) then I could try to focus on not doing that, or find a brace/support that prevents that (ex. A thumb brace with a hard side to prevent me from moving it too much), then it’s just building the habit of wearing the brace before engaging in the activity that could cause aggravation

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Anonymous 3w

Have you tried wearing wrist braces or compression gloves while playing? I had a similar issue with coloring and painting hurting my wrists, and bracing helped me. I did end up having one paint covered brace tho

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Anonymous 3w

I don’t have advice but i got diagnosed recently oh my god that’s why I can’t game a lot

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

i’ve tried but i usually remember to brace after they hurt and not before so idk if they help?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

Ugh I’m the same 😭 I only brace when they start to hurt. It prevents me from making them worse tho.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

i definitely have issues with grip, i think a thumb brace is in my future i just need to get measured afaik

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

A thumb brace has been so incredibly helpful for me so def recommend. In the meantime before you get measured, I think you can buy them at like Walmart or online to see if it might help before committing to the expensive fitted ones

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

do you know the type of brace you bought? is there a name for what joint it supports or is it just “thumb brace”

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

I have a thumb brace that’s the meuller brand. It worked pretty well for me.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

I’m not gonna lie I took it from my dad who had it for several years before me, but here’s a pic

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