| Subject: | [RESOGUIT-L] Re: Ouch! | | Date: | Thursday, May 29, 2008 15:08:06 (-0400) | | From: | Charlie Morris <cmorris @..........com>
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I'm just a beginner on the reso, but have played guitar for 25 years. I once
had serious problems with wrist pain - carpal tunnel syndrome. After
consulting a couple doctors and a classical guitar teacher, I started these
two practices, which eliminated the problem for me:
1 - Use correct hand position, i.e. keep your wrists fairly straight,
minimizing any bend in the wrist.
2 - Do warmup exercises before and after every gig or lengthy practice
session, gently flexing the wrists in both directions (also shoulders and
elbows).
Hope this is helpful!
Charlie Morris
St Pete Mountain Boys
http://bluespages.com/stpetemountainboys/
PS - Thanks to everyone for the advice about fingerpicks! I was using cheap
generic picks, and having problems. Simply buying some better picks (at a
specialty guitar store) made all the difference in the world!
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