Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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But if you keep playing without letting the skin grow back, you can do real and permanent harm to your skin, nerves, and blood vessels. In extreme cases, you can lose sensation in your fingertips completely. If you let these injuries heal, they'll eventually turn into calluses and allow you to play without any pain.
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Read More »Share on Pinterest Finger pain is definitely an occupational hazard when you’re a guitar player. Aside from typing on phones and computer keyboards, most of us aren’t used to the manual dexterity you need to play notes, chords, and perform other string acrobatics. But the more you know about what your fingers do when you shred, strum, or pick, the more you can do to prevent pain and potential injuries such as tendinitis or carpal tunnel syndrome that can accompany guitar playing. Let’s get into what causes your fingers to hurt when you play the guitar and what you can do to prevent or treat the pain when it occurs. What causes fingers to hurt when playing the guitar? Most people don’t typically use their fingers to press down on thin metal or nylon strings in their everyday lives. So when you first take up the guitar and spend up to a few hours or more practicing new notes or chords, it’s no wonder your fingers hurt! Repetitive contact with strings can cause blunt trauma on your fingertips When first playing a string instrument, the relatively soft tissue on the tips of your fingers experiences repeated blunt trauma , according to a 2011 study. The trauma results from making constant, repetitive contact with the harsh material of the strings. Over time, this repeated pressing wears away the top layer of skin, exposing the more sensitive and nerve-dense dermal layer underneath. Trying to keep playing with exposed fingertip tissue is painful enough. But if you keep playing without letting the skin grow back, you can do real and permanent harm to your skin, nerves, and blood vessels. In extreme cases, you can lose sensation in your fingertips completely. If you let these injuries heal, they’ll eventually turn into calluses and allow you to play without any pain. In fact, this is considered a rite of passage for many new guitarists. Repeated isotonic movements can strain finger tendons Sore and exposed fingertip tissue is only one type of injury guitar playing can expose you to. The repetitive movements you make to play the guitar are called isotonic movements. Performing these isotonic movements a lot for a long time can put strain on the tendons in your fingers. Tendons allow your fingers to move fluidly over the fretboard on your guitar. Overuse of fingers and wrist can cause tendinopathy or tendinits If you don’t give your fingers time to rest between songs or concerts, you can develop inflammatory conditions in your fingers and wrist like tendinopathy or tendinitis. Both of these conditions can increase your risk of a host of hand or wrist injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome, some of which can end your career. Developing calluses on your fingertips is a rite of passage for new guitarists. How long does it take for calluses to form? Developing calluses on your fingertips can relieve a lot of the initial pain of learning to play guitar. On average, it takes 2 to 4 weeks for calluses to fully form. But callus formation differs from person to person depending on: how often you practice or play
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Read More »once your calluses are built up to avoid the possibility of being cut by a thinner string. Adjust the space between the strings and fretboard on your guitar so that you don’t have to push down as hard. How to treat sore fingers Here are some home remedies for treating finger pain before or after playing: Apply a cold compress to relieve the pain and swelling. to relieve the pain and swelling. Take a mild pain medication , such as ibuprofen (Advil), for muscle or joint pain. , such as ibuprofen (Advil), for muscle or joint pain. Apply a numbing ointment to ease the discomfort between sessions. to ease the discomfort between sessions. Soak injured fingertips in apple cider vinegar between sessions to promote healing. between sessions to promote healing. Talk to your healthcare provider about surgery if the pain is constant and intense, even if you haven’t played in a while. Can guitar playing cause carpal tunnel? Long-term guitar playing can increase your risk of carpal tunnel syndrome if you’re not careful. Here’s what you can do to reduce your risk: Take breaks between long sessions to relax your muscles and tendons. to relax your muscles and tendons. Flex and stretch your wrist and finger muscles often to keep them flexible. often to keep them flexible. Keep your hands warm to allow more muscle and tendon flexibility. to allow more muscle and tendon flexibility. Meet with a physical therapist, if possible, to get regular treatment for sore or damaged muscles and ligaments. Here are some more carpal tunnel exercises you can try to help reduce the symptoms or development of the condition.
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