Savate
First Lieutenant   Posts: 12 Registered: 7/3/2004 Status: Offline
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 posted on 7/22/2004 at 15:28 |
I've noticed I've been getting some pain in my wrist right where my palm
and wrist intersect (where the "lifeline" ends).
I've been playing every day for about an hour for about 2 months. I've
noticed my palm feeling tight and tired but didn't experience pain until
today. 
Should I ice? Are there excersises I should do? Should I lay off for a
while or just "push through"?
Thanks!
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Telefreak
Moderator   Posts: 468 Registered: 1/12/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 7/22/2004 at 17:02, Reply 1 |
Get some tubi grip bandage on it, and go see a doctor.
How low slung do you have your guitar?
If it's low, raise it up a bit, you could be putting too much strain on
your wrist ____________________
Technology, not technique
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drsteve
First Lieutenant  Posts: 1 Registered: 7/23/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 7/23/2004 at 15:06, Reply 2 |
Good advice on guitar position and influence on the wrist! Likely causes
for the pain is muscular dysfunction. Spend some time stretching the wrist
in extention (back of hand toward top surface of forearm). Heat may feel
better than ice if the cause is tension in muscles on flexor surface
(bottom) of forearm. A good stretching regime will help avoid the whole
issue. When we use muscles in a given fashion for extended periods of time,
we teach them, from a neurological perspective, to continue to contract.
Stretching resets the neurologic component and allows them to remember how
to relax. Hopefully, not TMI.
If it doesn't improve with a week of stretching, go see a Doc with some
idea of how joints and muscles work. Or ask for a referral to a
chiropractor or physical therapist!
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Savate
First Lieutenant Posts: 12 Registered: 7/3/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 7/23/2004 at 23:25, Reply 3 |
Thanks Doc.
Its weird because it's only in the palm (right at the heel of the palm) and
it feels like an electric cramp).
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Guitar101
Moderator  Posts: 481 Registered: 12/22/2003 Status: Offline |
posted on 7/26/2004 at 10:01, Reply 4 |
I would have it looked at.
Don't mess around,you could damage your hand,wrist and may have lifetime
problems.
[Edited on 7/26/2004 by Guitar101] ____________________
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chrisC
Captain   Posts: 150 Registered: 7/29/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 7/29/2004 at 20:16, Reply 5 |
do you use your pinky when you play? cause as long as you do you cant get
carpal tunnel
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Telefreak
Moderator Posts: 468 Registered: 1/12/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 8/1/2004 at 19:01, Reply 6 |
I'm affraid that whoever told you that was talking out of thier bottom.
I use my pinky, and I suffer from CTS.
So they were talking poop :giggly:
[Edited on 1/8/2004 by Telefreak] ____________________
Technology, not technique
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chrisC
Captain Posts: 150 Registered: 7/29/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 8/1/2004 at 22:43, Reply 7 |
what happens when you get carpal tunnel? i was told if you use your pinky
your safe frome it. what can you do to prevent it?
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Spidercents
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posted on 8/2/2004 at 00:53, Reply 8 |
| If it hurts to play then stop until it dosent hurt as much.Or use a hot
water bottle before and after playing.Fill it with hot water of course.Some
of the best classical players do this.Imagine how cramped and sore their
hands must get.I used to get this tunnel thing you speak of until I
realized why.I was forgetting to take my hand off the guitar during breaks
in the song.Take your hand and put it down by your side and give it a shake
once in a while to get the blood flow back.holding hand in the playing
position can stop blood flow.For me it does anyway.Do these things and it
should help alot.My father who plays had this problem but didnt take
percations and he ended up getting operated on to relieve this tention.It
worked.Hes playing better than ever and painless.So if all fails you still
have the surgery option.Hopfully you wont need it if you take percations
like I do.His surgery worked though.Did I say surgery enough for
you...surgery...surgery...Its not that big of a deal.It happens to alot of
guitar players.Take care of it and youll be fine. ____________________
Treat people the way you would want to be treated.
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chrisC
Captain Posts: 150 Registered: 7/29/2004 Status: Offline |
 posted on 8/2/2004 at 01:16, Reply 9 |
ive also heard that once you get carpal tunnel it doesnt go away but
judging by your real life experience and TELEFREAK who says my reliable
sources are talking "poop" im probably wrong there to 
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