Francisco -> RE: wrist pain...unbelievable (Nov. 20 2005 10:17:35)
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Hola muchach-os (itas?), Thanks for the replies, i've really been stressed out about this. The sources of stress are many, but the guitar playing has kept the other stressors at bay till now. So I really appreciate all of your input. Cheston>> I wish I had your faith in medical doctors. I work in the medical field, and even completed 2 years of medical school when I decided it wasn't for me. If you go to an orthopedist - he'll want to operate, if you go to an internist - he'll prescribe you medicines, if you go to a chiropractor - he'll do manipulations. I know how it works, and I have to say I have far more faith in my body's own ability to heal itself. Sure, there are life threatening conditions (cancer, myocardial infarction, diabetes, hypertension) that require medical attentioin, but their ability to adequately deal with chronic pain issues is not very reassuring. I can see it now, "Sorry Mr. Flamenco Guitarist, we've done all we can, here's a referal to an anesthesiologist who specializes in chronic pain, who will inject you with nerve blocking agents that only last a few days, and do nothing to treat the cause". No thank you! Thanks again my friend. Miguel>> Unfortunately, I have not been acquainted with Mrs. Patience for some time, but I get the the impression that God is trying to reintroduce us. I haven't played for almost a month so I have been reading alot, but most of my sources all seem to start saying the same thing. They tend to focus on prevention, and most of the treatment discussed is aimed at improving posture and reducing tension, most of which I've already been doing, with the exception of taking regular breaks. We have started to use computers much more where I work, and I think this may have contributed. As far as the singing and dancing go, well I'm not a huge fan of cante, and the only thing I really like about baile is when there is a really hot chica performing it. [:D] If the injury doesn't improve, and I'm not able to play anymore, then I'll probably turn to luthiery. Koella>> If by "bow your 2 and 3 finger and then try to stretch them" you mean flexing my wrist towards me then stretching my fingers back, then no, that does not hurt at all. In fact, I can stretch my finger in both directions and no pain. Here's when I feel it the most: 1. place my thumb of my right hand on the palmar surface of my left hand right at the area of the first big nuckle of my index finger, then wrap the fingers of my right hand around my left hand where my right hand fingers lay across the big nuckle joing of m-a-x of my left hand. Then extending my wrist (bend it back slightly) and slightly rotate by using my thumb to press on the index nuckle while lifting the m-a-x nuckles. This produces a counter-clockwise rotation. 2. I also feel in the following chord progression: E---0----0 B---3----3 G---3----3 D---2----3 A---3----1 E---x----x When I hit that second chord, and my index is on A#, I also feel the pain. The pain isn't all that bad (depending on how many Margaritas I've had), but it makes me really nervous. I noticed that I was putting far to much pressure on the index finger one day prior to the injury, and thought that I had fixed the problem. I guess I injured it enough prior to becoming aware of it that it was too little too late. Anyway, I've started taking Glucosamine, antiinflammatories and increased my daily dosage of flaxseed oil, all in an attempt to decrease inflammation. I'm trying to have faith that I'll get over this, but I can't help but get nervous from time to time as evidenced by this thread. Thanks for helping reassure me.
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