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Location: big island | Originally posted by Solid Top aka Enfant Terrible:
I did it, the knuckle massage-thing, ..got advice to improve blood-circulation too ?
Vic guarantee your blood was circulating better than ever during the massage! |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Hey Lanaki, I printed out the massage thing. I think I'll get the wife to do it FOR me, using some of that Watkins Lemon Oil Balm. (: |
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Location: Texas | carpal tunnel in both wrist - have it and refuse to have surgery - I use wrist braces at night so I won't bend the wrists while I sleep - makes all the difference in the world. I also soak my hands and wrists in warm water with epson Salts -it eases the pain ---- works every time. Play on :) |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by LBJ:
hm. i work on computer 8-10 hours a day + 2-4 hours of guitar playing. i will read more about this syndrome. the biggest problem for me is that most of my playing on electric guitar was based on speed of my left hand, and now i have problems with coordination, and i can't keep up the tempo with band.
shit happens. David Gilmour said that the reason why he plays all those cool slow riffs is cuz he cannot play fast! :D
I was reading this thread, and thinking that you cannot have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome at 23, You're way too young!
That was until I read what you do for a living! Sorry!
I'm getting pains from my age... Sometimes my hands get stiff, but that is mostly the beginnings of arthritis!
I take Gilmour's advice...
I also soak my hands in warm water.
But I don't know if that would do anything for your wrists.
Have you tried Advil? (neproxin)(spl chk) |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | hmm.
i don't know what is advil.
i've been using traumon up to this day.
i think i've found solution for my problems, and his name is Kuba (Jacob) who is my new co-worker. That man has incredible talent and i think he will take my place in band, and maybe i'll switch to more rythm playing.
i have never seen person who enjoys playing that much. he's full of positive energy and he probably has ADHD... but... i don't know anyone else who could learn to play on hurdy gurdy in 5 minutes.
i will go to doctor on monday. |
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Location: big island | Topic: how to fight with pain in the hand?
boxers do it all the time :D |
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Location: ms | There is some good info over at the UMGF. Look under "General Musical Topics". Sounds like you may have tendonitis. I`ve been dealing with arthritis and tendon trouble for over ten years. The bad news is they told me then i had about ten years playing time in my hands, the good news is they tell me now i should have ten more but i may be facing surgery. It may never go away but you can get some relief. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | ok.
i went to doctor, he diagnosed it as a "drastic tendon inflammation" and he prescripted me some medicines. and i shall not play aggresively on guitar for at least 2 weeks :-( |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Ask your Physician or Physical Therapist (or your Bartender/Barber) about Trans Fibral Massage.
And learn how to fingerpick. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | i've tried to learn to fingerpick with thumb pick on, but i had problems with doing bass part with my thumb and melody with my fingers. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | If just cramping switching guitars will help.
You need to see a hand doctor. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | work on a little slide, that might ease the left hand a bit. |
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Location: ms | Open tunings have made playing easer on my fretting hand. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | i will sell my electrics, because none of them could match - comfort wise - neck of my Legend.
when i was in guitar shop today i've found very good guitar (for it's price) with very thin neck - it's a samick Torino 4 [or sth like this] - duncand designed humbuckers, gold grover tuners etc, and all for less than 400$ (at first, there was no price sticked to this guitar and i thought it's at least 3 times more expensive).
i think i'll buy it, throw out that "duncan designed" humbuckers, throw in "regular" seymour duncans, both with ability to split coils.
btw.
now i know why that strat i've sold was worth so much - i didn't even feel that i was playing on it. now i feel every single note :-( |
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how to fight with pain in the hand?
