How to get the best gaming experience when suffering from tennis elbow?
 

Hello everyone.

Even after five years of not playing, I am dreaming about coming back to the project every month. Back in 2000 I started suffering from RSI tennis elbow ( in both arms ) , from practicing my smithing skills when playing The original EverQuest.

So I am wondering, are there anyone out there with the same condition, and how is The best way of navigating the game and avoid repetitive clicking? I have personally found out that a roller mouse it's a great help!!

1. Come back
2. Don't start any tradeskills
3. Take it easy and enjoy classic EQ

Cheers,

make a bard! soon you'll have carpel tunnel too!

or make a solo class like necro or druid so you can play at your own pace.

I have really bad tendonitis and use a wacom drawing pad to steer and when my arm starts getting tired I just manipulate the stylus with my fingers for a while to give it a break.

of course that just aggravates a different set of tendons and I switch back after a while.

Arm/wrist braces, periodic breaks and (when that isn't enough) icing my arm for 20 min.

The periodic breaks are hard to remember/do but they really help.

I'm pretty susceptible to RSI joint pain in my fingers and wrists and when I push myself to play for a long time uninterrupted it can get pretty bad.

Agreed that braces (I use elastic bandages) and breaks are the best solution. Also I find the fact that I play so many different characters with different needs and I switch between them a lot. I did a few hours in Sky last week on Plush and the constant Canni dancing absolutely murdered me after a while. The next day I was in rough shape, so I spent some time on the cleric or wizard who has much less demanding buttons to push.

For elbows, I couldn't say. A brace should be mandatory. Maybe adjust your mouse sensitivity or DPI so that you can shoulder more motion in your wrist instead of your elbow.

Thanks for all your great feedback. Seems like more than I would think, are having issues with their arms.

I am doing eccentric and concentric Exercises with my wrist and I'm doing exercises with the flex bar. It seems very promising.. I must just except that I'm never going to use a regular mouse again. But that shouldn't stop me from playing classic EQ 😃👍

I just hit the gym so I can't tell what is hurting me more lol.

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Came in expecting cringe "roll a bard" suggestions but was pleasantly surprised

1. Install workrave to remind you to take breaks.
2. Don't neckbeard.
3. Don't bard.
4. Buy an ergo keyboard, or print your own.