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Posted by: kevin-riff-after-riff Dec 5 2007, 09:48 PM

i dont know what to do, yesterday my fingers were rather stiff and slow etc. i thought it was just something for the day, it will be fine if i rest, but today my fingers are still the same and i cant play anything properly!!
whats happening?! please helpp

Posted by: Hemlok Dec 5 2007, 09:51 PM

Keep resting for another day, and then get professional advice.

P.S: This seems to be happening alot on GMC. You guys need to take it easy and re-think your playing routines.

Posted by: Robin Dec 5 2007, 09:58 PM

After I got my injury my fingers could barely be moved, but I think thats because I was used to playing for hours every day, then when I stopped my fingers got very stiff.

Try muscle gel, it really helps alot.

Indeed When I recover I'm gonna be super careful.

Posted by: kevin-riff-after-riff Dec 5 2007, 10:01 PM

so how do some people do 7 hours a day i play like 2 hours or less every day...
i will rest them and see what happens i guess?
whats muscle gel btw?
thanks

Posted by: Robin Dec 5 2007, 10:04 PM

You use it on areas of your body that hurts or are stiff. I think its pretty much the same as tiger balsam.

Posted by: The Uncreator Dec 5 2007, 10:08 PM

+1 for robin.

When i got my wrist injury, my muscle gel really helped out alot.

Posted by: Robin Dec 5 2007, 10:14 PM

Excellent.

The day after I started using muscle gel I felt a huge improvement, and the day after that the pain was gone. And about 4 days ago I stopped using it because I didnt have more left, and since then it has gotten worse, today it really sucked, but now I bought more and gonna see how it goes the next few days.

It really does help, try it.

Posted by: Owen Dec 5 2007, 10:17 PM

I'm feeling a bit of a twang in the elbow of my left arm actually, nothing serious but I think I may leave out playing for today so as not to aggrevate it, probably bad holding of the guitar - I let it drift instead of holding on my knee at all.

I'm a very relaxed player - I feel anyway, so I dont usually have that many problems but it seems lots of people find it easy to sustain guitar related injury which is quite worrying, so I'm going to be careful not to do the same for myself.

Posted by: Robin Dec 5 2007, 10:21 PM

Thats exactly what I said too

I havent played guitar for about a month now, be careful.

Posted by: botoxfox Dec 5 2007, 10:24 PM

Where can you buy that stuff? At a pharmacy?

Posted by: Robin Dec 5 2007, 10:25 PM

Yes.

Posted by: Owen Dec 5 2007, 10:26 PM

It felt more wierd this morning, with any luck it should have worn off by tomorrow.

Too much vibrato and too many pinch harmonics methinks

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Dec 5 2007, 10:28 PM

Well I don't have an injury to complain about but I do have bronchitis which is developing into pneumonia. It sucks really bad I have chest pain, coughing like crazy, nausea, shortness of breathe, etc.

SO LAME!

Posted by: Robin Dec 5 2007, 10:30 PM

Bends, vibrato, legato... be careful with those

Posted by: Rotan Dec 5 2007, 10:55 PM

Hi Kevin

I know you probably do this already but if you don't always warm up before you start to practice and remember that when you are playing you should be relaxed even if you play shred. If it hurts then stop.

Btw cod liver oil is good for joints and not just good for old people. I take a capsule every day

Best

Rotan

Posted by: tonymiro Dec 5 2007, 11:29 PM

Seriously mate - see a doc as soon as possible as it can easily develop in to pneumonia or pleuresy - not good. I have a condition called alpha 1 ATD (inherited emphasema) and so know pretty well how easily bronchitis can flare in to something worse (not that bronchitis is nice though).

Cheers,
Tony

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Dec 5 2007, 11:39 PM

Actually Tony, I had to go to the Emergency Room for it 2 nights ago so I have already been seen. They told me that it was the early stage of Pneumonia, but its still Bronchitis at that point but now I feel worse so I think I have Pneumonia at this point.

Yeah, I know what you mean by something becoming something worse by the way I am ALWAYS sick, last year I had to have 4 surgeries over the coarse of 2 months because I had infections in my tonsils and they could not take them out until they were healed, plus I have chronic ear infections and all these other problems.

Like i said before. SOOOO LAME!

Posted by: fkalich Dec 5 2007, 11:53 PM

I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully you went to the doctor. I don't run to the doctor for everything, but that sounds like you had better. You don't want this turning into something that has you on your back for 6 months. If you have health insurance, go to the emergency room if necessary, or see your doctor. Otherwise see one of those health clinics. I have gone to those just because my deductible is so high, and the insurance company gives you a break (free last time) if you go to some of those places. I have no idea what you status is health insurance wise. Assuming you live in the US.

If you are a student, the Universities often have facilities.

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Dec 6 2007, 12:02 AM

Well I'm 17 (18 on Dec 19th) So i'm still under my mothers insurance. I did go to the ER the other day because my doctor was not at his office then so the secretary called him and he told her to tell me to go to the ER and have chest x-rays. Thats how I found out what I have, but since the visit to the ER 2 nights ago, i've been feeling worse so I dont know if I should go back, perhaps i'll wait until tomorrow and see how I feel in the morning.

Yes I do like in the U.S. by the way, I live in MA.

Thanks for your support guys.

Posted by: tonymiro Dec 6 2007, 12:04 AM

TBH Unleash I'd probably still go and get it checked again as pneumonia can develop pretty quickly and when you've already got bronchitis you're that much more at risk. (albeit I don't know how it works out in the US vis health insurance as fklaitch is rightly saying. Even so, as he says, still worth it as your health is more important.)

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Dec 6 2007, 12:06 AM

That is true Tony, thanks for bringing that to my attention. I'll have my dad bring me in the morning.

Posted by: tonymiro Dec 6 2007, 12:34 AM

Hope it's not bad and best wishes for a quick and full recovery mate .

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Dec 6 2007, 12:39 AM

Thanks man.

Posted by: Robin Dec 6 2007, 12:58 AM

Indeed. I take one spoon every day, its good for your heart and body Tastes horrible

Posted by: kevin-riff-after-riff Dec 6 2007, 09:38 PM

my fingers are doin better today, im gonna see if i can get some perscription for muscle gel from doctor if i cant i will just buy some, sounds like miracle gel!
and hope the guys who are injured get betterr soon!!
thanks again for al the help

Posted by: tonymiro Dec 7 2007, 12:08 AM

Kevin - apart from the gel that Robin's mentioned and tiger balm the other one that might help is the deep heat muscle spray that physios spray on rugby/football players. I think you can get it in chemists in the UK.

Cheers,
Tony

Posted by: fkalich Dec 7 2007, 12:37 AM

probably won't help in this case, no muscles in the fingers. I agree on the fish oil. I take that. I have had the same thing he describes. Just used light strings, and down tuned to E flat, avoiding bends for awhile, and it got better. I expect this is a stage in the development process, and should not be a long term problem. Generally when things get better with a little rest, they are not a big thing.

But one must be careful about pains that one is not familiar with. You can turn a minor thing into a major thing if you push past pain, when you don't know from experience that it is not a big deal.

Posted by: VinceG Dec 7 2007, 03:59 PM

I never got the stiff fingers. I'm happy. Dont jinx me!!!!