Abgd the problem that would appear to afflict the pilot population here is nothing to do with the spinal cord or stepping off escalators. or pre emptive lateral strokes on the rudder.
There is a chemical generated in the brain called PEA. Look it up, but it does seem that for some sad sacks it gets turned on by the erotic aroma of kerosene and sight of a curvaceous fuselage.
In my day the preferred mechanism for manipulation of joysticks was a randy woman. Lacking that, a photo of same provided a measure of redundancy.
And the strokes are better if done by hand in the vertical plane - not feet. going left, right. left. Or threads going around and around and around.