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Mar 22 2011, 11:17 AM |
This is a real worry, going to bite the bullet and see a doc. Good call man. Let us know how it went. -------------------- Guitars:
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Mar 22 2011, 10:45 PM |
Wish you a quick recovery Boson!
I've found this website some time ago about the right posture to work many hours with a PC. http://www.hp.com/ergo/ -------------------- ::: Main Gear ::: Guitars: Washburn N4 Vintage | Washburn N2 | Washburn WI67Pro | Washburn WG-587 | Washburn EA20B Amps: Laney GH50L (head) | Laney GS410 & GS212IE (cabinets) | Rocktron PROGAP Ultra (rack preamp) | Rocktron Velocity 150 (power amp) | Marshall VS230 (combo) FXs: Rocktron Intellifex + custom pedalboard (check my video demo) Other: Shredneck | Intellitouch PT10 tuner Picks: Esseti Picks Software & Recording Gear: Cubase 4 | Overloud TH1 | Mackie Onyx 400F | EZdrummer | Korg Pandora PX4D ------------------------------------------------------- myspace.com/jerryarcidiacono Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Mar 22 2011, 11:29 PM |
Yup it is cubital tunnel syndrome. This means no guitar for a while rest, anti inflamitries and need to try to keep my arm straight. Basically it is a trapped or damaged nerve in the elbow that causes it. Take care guys, from what I understand playing guitar in itself is not a cause but for those of you that use the computer a lot you need to think about your posture. I tend to lean with my left arm against the desk and I think this may have been a big factor. Hopefully it willl clear up but if it doesnt it means an op. Wishing you a quick and thorough recovery! Now, music is not limited to guitar! Take this time away from the instrument to do something else in music! Do you record? Practice putting together backing tracks with drums and keyboards using VST's in your DAW! Listen to a song and try to transcribe it using musical notation (not tab!) - Learning to read AND write music is a beautiful thing and will serve you in the future! Doing is always better than just reading about it, so find a way to work on music that doesn't involve your instrument! Keep moving forward in your learning. Cheers, Christian A. -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
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Mar 23 2011, 03:03 AM |
That nerve goes under your elbow, on the inside.
http://www.assh.org/Public/HandConditions/...elSyndrome.aspx If you feel there while constricting fingers on that extended arm, you find see that working the pinkie really constricts the muscle over that nerve, much more so than with the big fingers. You said that you were really working on strengthening your pinkie. My educated guess would be that is how you irritated that nerve. I bet you will feel better with rest, and if it were me, and I was prone to this problem, I would play more with three fingers in the future, just use my pinkie when I needed it. edit: I don't know where you got the impression that guitar is not the cause of this. We have a few guitarists even on this thread who have had this problem. Guitar may not be the cause of it for some guys, but most guys don't use the pinkie as much, and with as much force, as do people here on GMC. Anyone who tells you that guitar will not cause this, probably does not even conceive of people playing 4 fingered as we try to here. This post has been edited by fkalich: Mar 23 2011, 03:40 AM |
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Mar 24 2011, 12:46 AM |
3 weeks is not good... I don't want to seem over dramatic but you definitely want to avoid stuff like carpal tunnel or this: http://www.musicianshealth.com/CubitalTunnel.htm Thanks for this article! I will start breaking my practice times up a little. |
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