Got a pain in my fretting hand.

[Transcend]

I've been playing quite a lot today and when im doing anything with more than two fret stretches i get a stabbing pain in the palm of my fretting hand.

Is this just because i've played guitar for a lot longer than usual in one day and its just muscle pains or should i be worried?

[maverickf1jockey]

I'd say that it's muscle pain now but if you were to continue to play before the damage has repaired you run the risk of developing RSI at the very least.

[noodleplugerine]

STOP.

PLAYING.

You seriously don't want to get tendonitis - Seriously.

Put down the guitar, and rest it for a couple of days.

[MrBump]

The stabbing pain is telling you to stop playing.

When it develops into an ache that doesn't seem to go away, you need to worry.

I think that the key to avoiding this sort of pain is to get your fretting hand is to warm up before playing, RELAX while playing, and put out of your mind ANY thoughts whatsoever of playing through the pain barrier!!!

Mark.

[Muzzzz]

i'm 16, and i should have taken a day's rest from piano about 6 months ago when my index finger in my right hand started hurting a little bit, and because i didn't, its spiralled out of control to the point where i cant tie my shoelaces, can't write with a normal pen (my doctor made me one that i can use) etc due to pain, and extensive medical advice has told me that this kind of thing cannot ever be recovered from.

clearly i'm not invincible, and neither are you. i dont want to let this happen to somebody else.


stop playing.

[Transcend]

cheers guys i did stop playing and shall rest it for a while before playing again.

Thanks for the advice.

[FELINEGUITARS]

cheers guys i did stop playing and shall rest it for a while before playing again.

Thanks for the advice.

Also - try rubbing a bit of arnica gel (available from a health food store ) into where it hurst - will help reduce any inflamation that you have created.

Also really good for bruises or anywhere where you would use Ibuprofen gel

[Transcend]

cheers guys i did stop playing and shall rest it for a while before playing again.

Thanks for the advice.

Also - try rubbing a bit of arnica gel (available from a health food store ) into where it hurst - will help reduce any inflamation that you have created.

Also really good for bruises or anywhere where you would use Ibuprofen gel

Theres no inflamation or anything just the pain was there yesterday it seems to be gone today but im not going to try playing guitar today just incase.

[Roobubba]

Leave it longer than just today, tbh. I'd give it the weekend to chill out a bit, then get back to it GRADUALLY! At the first hint of pain, stop immediately and rest for another day or two. Any damage you do at this point is really, really, really bad. Better to lose a few days of practice now than find in a year's time that you can't play any more...

Roo

[Transcend]

Leave it longer than just today, tbh. I'd give it the weekend to chill out a bit, then get back to it GRADUALLY! At the first hint of pain, stop immediately and rest for another day or two. Any damage you do at this point is really, really, really bad. Better to lose a few days of practice now than find in a year's time that you can't play any more...

Roo

Thats very true well im moving house over the weekend so i wont have much chance to play anyway and i guess it'll take until like wednesday to get the house sorted fully so ill just concentrate on all of that instead.

[ToneMonkey]

i'm 16, and i should have taken a day's rest from piano about 6 months ago when my index finger in my right hand started hurting a little bit, and because i didn't, its spiralled out of control to the point where i cant tie my shoelaces, can't write with a normal pen (my doctor made me one that i can use) etc due to pain, and extensive medical advice has told me that this kind of thing cannot ever be recovered from.

clearly i'm not invincible, and neither are you. i dont want to let this happen to somebody else.


stop playing.

Tell me about it, I can't even press down a deodorant can with the index finger on my left hand.  Makes fretting bloody painfull I can tell ya.

[ailean]

Pain is your body's way of saying 'Stop it or I'll f**k you up', it generally doesn't go in for second warnings either so listen to it.

Muzzzz and ToneMonkey I'm sorry to hear you are suffering, I really hope you can get over it.

[FELINEGUITARS]

cheers guys i did stop playing and shall rest it for a while before playing again.

Thanks for the advice.

Also - try rubbing a bit of arnica gel (available from a health food store ) into where it hurst - will help reduce any inflamation that you have created.

Also really good for bruises or anywhere where you would use Ibuprofen gel

Theres no inflamation or anything just the pain was there yesterday it seems to be gone today but im not going to try playing guitar today just incase.

The fact that you experience pain suggests that there is some inflamation within the carpal tunnel or similar

Letting it rest will help heal it

[Transcend]

right ive packed my guitar away ready to be taken to the new house.

That will stop me playing

[ToneMonkey]

Muzzzz and ToneMonkey I'm sorry to hear you are suffering, I really hope you can get over it.

Nah, it's my knees (and now back) which are the real problems....... it's only a finger so I'm fairly good at ignoring it.

Nice one Transcend, probably for the best.  May be worth taking a few anti-inflamatries (after food though) to help.