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Post by firebottles on Jun 19, 2006 13:15:16 GMT -5
I am back after long away..work, family and recording etc. nice to be here again. I must say that after healing from a nasty kickboxing rib injury and "inverting" once again, all of the pain that I regularly would feel in my hand is gone.. completely manageable. I had to stop playing altogether for a time because the pain in my fretting-hand was too much to bear. But again I must express my complete belief that the Teeter Inversion Rack/gravity boots cured this problem.. in accord with Schmucks reply.. that his/her bass player friend was "fixed" by an osteopath. It makes complete sense.. the nerves travel from your hand .. between vertabrae and into the spine. if they are pinched at the vertabrae, you may feel it in you hand.. Phantom Pain. That's what I had which was incorrectly diagnosed as carpal tunnel by one MD and overuse by another. The idea of CT or the like putting an end to my playing was devastating. But for 150 bucks the problem is gone.. by hanging inverted and maybe doing some inverted sit-ups (like Rocky) a few times a week. If any of you are squelching your music because of hand pain, I highly recommend this approach.. most big sports stores will have this doorway rack and boots. Here's a link to what I am talking about.. I don't work for them.. I am just convinced that this saved my playing: www.teeterhangups.com/products/rack.html
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guitarmonkey
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Post by guitarmonkey on Jul 10, 2006 9:33:19 GMT -5
as far as strap length goes, my guitar teacher says that it's best to have it so that your guitar is in the same position when sitting or standing. i'm not sure if this will reduce hand pain at all (i don't use a strap that often) but it may be worth a try. ps. if this was already mentioned, pardon my ignorance, i'm new here
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Post by vonFrenchie on Jul 11, 2006 17:47:06 GMT -5
I used to have my strap at full length (it is a shorter strap) and the guitar would kind of lay in my lap. I had pain while standing up so I adjusted the strap so that the guitar would be nice and upright while in my lap and when I stood up the pain was nearly gone. It does work.
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png123
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Post by png123 on Sept 19, 2006 12:55:37 GMT -5
My fingers and vein Area hurt sometimes when i play alot (4 hourswithout a break), Or when i play things like CRazy TRain i wake up with acheing fingers the next day.
Also your thumb should be infront of your middle finger when playing.
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Post by Happyguy on Sept 21, 2006 9:50:34 GMT -5
The pain is how you know you still feel, buch of inhuman bums... focus on the pain... cherish it.. the robots, the robots, the robots, yea i said it.
hurt
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Post by UnklMickey on Sept 21, 2006 11:25:50 GMT -5
Happyguy, have you been hangin' out with Tacobobbo?
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Post by ChrisK on Sept 21, 2006 16:02:37 GMT -5
Finding the optimum is difficult. I always had (and have) trouble playing "normal" guitars, those with 1 11/16" (43 mm) nuts and thin back contours. Forget about 1 5/8" (41 mm) nuts unless there are only 5 strings.
I have short(er) fingers and a large palm. I wrestled in the unlimited weight class in high school. I'm down to 294# and I'm not especially chubby. I'm a big guy.
When I discovered fatback necks 1" (25.4 mm) thick, my problems went away. I discovered that the arch of my hand was collapsing on the thinner necks. I can now play (sort of) the 1 11/16" widths if they have sufficient depth (fatback). Of course, having BIG finger tips has also led me to the 1 3/4" and especially the 1 7/8" nut widths (still with the fatback profile).
My next neck(s) will probably come from Musickraft since they will do a 1 7/8" neck with a fatter asymmetrical back profile (I really love the asymmetrical neck on my Fender Stu Hamm Urge II bass).
Have you considered using a slide for your barre(ing)?
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Post by hitman on Oct 2, 2007 15:23:31 GMT -5
I have been playing for almost 4 years now and all i get is a small pain in the tendons in my wrist when playing barre chords and power chords but it is getting better. That could be because im still only 14 and can heal faster than most adults.
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Post by warmstrat on Nov 4, 2007 17:34:47 GMT -5
...be careful
guitar up high on the strap
fingers approaching the neck in an open and un cramped fashion
the minimum necessary amount of pressure on the strings
stretch before playing (a la Petrucci's video)
and if it hurts - STOP playing! the try doing something differently until it feels ok again
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Post by warmstrat on Nov 4, 2007 17:35:09 GMT -5
thats my 0.02 worth
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Post by DarKnight on Dec 20, 2007 11:47:40 GMT -5
I too recommend John Petrucci's Rock Discipline -vid (I suggest warmstrat was refering to that). Atleast it's fun to watch the guy with the beard... ;D
DarK
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Post by warmstrat on Dec 20, 2007 15:53:35 GMT -5
Which guy with what beard?
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Post by DarKnight on Dec 22, 2007 18:35:50 GMT -5
Mr Petrucci.... ;D
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Post by warmstrat on Jan 10, 2008 15:20:51 GMT -5
Aha. He has a beard. I didn't notice - that ridiculous paint job on his guitar distracted me!
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