at_leo_87 -> RE: recovering hands (Aug. 10 2010 14:57:46)
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hey guys, thanks for the help! i took a day off yesterday and feels much better already but im playing it safe and plan to take it easy for the rest of the week. i'll have to find something else to work on it in the meantime. lately, i've been practicing everything without a capo. i may be using more force than necessary to play cleanly. i'll have to watch out for this. thanks for reminding me. my individual practice time is four hours long then i have group practices, performances, etc. i wasn't feeling any pain until i started playing for dance classes again, which is now larger and im still playing unamplified. my right index only really bothers me when i do the flicking motion of a rasgueao. do you guys think it's excessive force as mark suggested? does my finger just need to get stronger? should i get an amp? as for sitting position, i'll try to look for tension but the only time i feel uncomfortable is when my leg or ass goes numb. i do strength training and stretching as akatune suggested and it really helps, i feel. i dont think strength training makes you slow either. i'm going to keep away from the guitar, try some of the heating methods suggested, eat some healthy food, and hopefully in a few days, i'll be able to "just play the damn guitar" [:D]
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