Right Arm Aches |
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Right Arm Aches |
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Jul 7 2016, 05:50 PM |
Hello and welcome back
Assuming you're a right hander and sorting down it could be a bio mechanical problem. Never mind how you used to hold the guitar, 5 years will create muscular changes if you haven't been playing. If you have your guitar, as most do, resting on the leg on the same side as your strumming arm, it is pretty unnatural and pulls the tendon of the bicep. Try resting it in the other leg or wearing a strap to hold it just off your legs and more central to your body. Let us know what that feels like. Cheers Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jul 7 2016, 05:57 PM |
I suffer from golfer's elbow if I'm not careful due to weight training and guitar playing, my physio treats a handful of other guitarist/Mandolin players etc for the same.
Massaging and stretching forearm and bicep muscles helps a lot a lot, as those muscle often get tight and start to pull on the tendons around the elbow -------------------- My SoundCloud
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Jul 7 2016, 10:07 PM |
Definitely try the strap. I can manage on the opposite leg to strumming hand but recently I've been using a strap. It forces you to have good posture and if you start playing standing up, the guitar is in a similar position.
You may be able to gradually go back to playing on your strumming arm side leg but be careful. You may need the help of a physio. Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jul 8 2016, 02:30 PM |
This may sound silly but why sort of medical professional should I be seeing for this? Knowing the doctors near where I live in 90% sure nothing useful will come from seeing them since they're likely to say you just need to practice or go and see a guitar instructor if they have no idea what the issue is in relation to position and guitar playing. I can go anyway and hope they have some sort of experience with issues like this but I'm quite doubtful. I've made sure that the motion is always in the wrist and never the arm. I'm not sure what the muscle is but it happens above the bicep muscle too. As soon as it starts to ache I stop until it goes away so I never push it too far. The problem is this sometimes means I can't continuously play so if I'm practicing something I have to stop half way through. Thanks again for the advice A physiotherapist or chiropractor. Take your guitar with you. Get him to manipulate your injury first and then ask for advice on holding the guitar. Also tell him you used to be fine, it may indicate an unnoticed injury or strain. The problem with many injuries, if you don't get them sorted within a day or two scar tissue can develop on the muscle/tendon/ligament and it is hard for the physio to break it down. This can lead to limited range of movement. Let us know what you find out from whoever you go to see. Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jul 9 2016, 09:24 PM |
A physiotherapist or chiropractor. This! A skilled chiropractor helped me get back to playing after 6 months of left arm pain. |
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