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Posted by: Bedlam Jul 9 2008, 04:06 PM

After taking 8 months off to recover from a hand injury and surgery, I'm finally getting back into it. I'm not sure where to start, I feel like I've forgotten everything I knew. My timing, speed, and coordination are really suffering. I really need to work up my hand strength and coordination without overexerting myself. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Posted by: MickeM Jul 9 2008, 04:16 PM

Welcome back. One you learned something it will come back prettty quick, just play around with things you knew before and it will come back to you.

Posted by: skennington Jul 9 2008, 04:20 PM

Welcome back! First suggestion would be to just take it easy. As MickeM said, it will come back to you.

Posted by: Joe Kataldo Jul 9 2008, 04:55 PM

Welcome back.

Posted by: Bedlam Jul 9 2008, 05:17 PM

Yeah, I’ve been just noodling around a lot just to work up some calluses and some old songs seem to be slowly coming back to me. It’s just frustrating to see how bad I got from not playing for a while. There has been so many great lessons that I missed out on and I would like to jump right into them, but I guess I need to be realistic.

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Jul 9 2008, 05:57 PM

Welcome back !!! nice you have returned

Posted by: TreyDeschamp Jul 9 2008, 05:59 PM

Start of slow and work yourself back up to where you once were

Posted by: Ian Bushell Jul 9 2008, 07:21 PM

Welcome back to GMC!

Posted by: Jerry Arcidiacono Jul 9 2008, 11:09 PM

Welcome back man and take your time.

Posted by: Hisham Al-Sanea Jul 9 2008, 11:13 PM

welcome back again

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jul 9 2008, 11:54 PM

Welcome back mate, glad to see you again

My only advice is - don't rush it, take your time because you don't want any complications. You will recover the technique quickly with an steady even flow of sessions. Avoid marathon sessions.

Posted by: Lian Gerbino Jul 10 2008, 12:07 AM

welcome back!!!

Posted by: tonymiro Jul 10 2008, 12:19 AM

Welcome back and as with Ivan take it easy - thing,. like Micke said, will come back with a bit of time.

Cheers,
Tony

Posted by: Muris Varajic Jul 10 2008, 12:24 AM

Welcome back!!

As said,do it slowly to get in shape.

Posted by: Bedlam Jul 10 2008, 01:06 AM

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll run through some beginner lessons until my strength builds back up

Posted by: IDontWantMyUsername Jul 10 2008, 01:14 AM

Welcome back!
Are there any tips you want to give us to help us avoid getting the same injury? I wonder if there is something wrong with my wrist.

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Jul 10 2008, 11:02 AM

Thats a very good idea..Later when you get stronger you can do lessons that you did in past..(its easy to learn them once again)..Just take your time..

Posted by: Bedlam Jul 10 2008, 04:04 PM

If you feel any pain at all when you are playing or even after you are playing, I would take some time off. My injury was a combination of things and guitar didn't help it. I injuried it by having it pulled in a weird direction, but I continued to excercise, play and not rest. It got worse and my flexor tendon eventually tore. Don't wait around to see a Doctor, I waited too long hoping it would get better, but by waiting I needed surgery instead of just a cast and rest. I also had some wrist problems a few years back. I had to limit my computer time and cut out guitar for several months. Good luck!

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Jul 10 2008, 04:10 PM

Glad you're back again and recovering. Like others have said, it wont take long for the skills that you acquired before to return to you. Just take it easy for a while and slowly build up making sure you aren't feeling any pain

Posted by: Pablo Vazquez Jul 11 2008, 09:51 PM

Welcome Back!!!!!

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Jul 12 2008, 04:27 AM

Take it easy and you'll be back better than before, before you know it!