injury

I personally have a central bulging c6 disc, anyone else have a cervical problem? Is its super bad for it? I also have shoulder impingement and bursitis again anyone relate? Know any tricks for better movement?

I sprained the middle finger of my right hand and had to play a rehearsal and gig doing jazz charts with a 4-horn combo wearing a splint on it. I've been studying classical guitar, though, and played with my index and ring fingers the whole time keeping the splint up and out of the way. This...

I have been interested in the sport of Arm-wrestling for a long time and have found a tournament near me to compete. Sadly though, I have had many family members and colleagues warn of potential danger. Does anyone have any thoughts on either side of the argument? For me doing it or not? I am in...

I've been dealing with tendonitis in both wrists since my days in college for jazz guitar. Technique adaptations have mostly solved that problem for me, but playing a lot of bass (guitar, that is-- no upright for me) can still be a trigger. I've recently had another flareup that has me thinking...

It’s day 6 of 12 on our UK tour. It’s been an absolute blast. Last night, I jumped out the van “with aplomb” and my thighs acted like a nut cracker on Christmas Day. Jings. Headline slot tonight, 45min set with gravity against me. Thankfully it’s not torsion but I may need to visit a doc...

Hey TBers, I've been playing bass guitar & upright for about 12 years now, right handed, and I've noticed the end of my left hand thumb (the part with the nail) is twisted almost 45 degrees to the right. Over the years, it seems to be getting slightly worse. Holding it next to my normal RH...

Hi, it's my first post here so sorry if this isn't the right place to post this. I've searched for the answer to this for a while and found nothing on the web. When I fret with my pinky I get pain in my forearm, not pain that runs down my wrist or hand but pain that's isolated there, on the...

On Sept 28, I injured my right index finger and accompanying knuckle. This is my plucking hand. I heard something pop down in the knuckle, and soon thereafter the swelling, tenderness, and diminished finger movement followed. I could move it up and down, but when making a grip, the index would...

I started playing the bass around two months ago. However, I was playing 2-3 uninterrupted hours a day with relatively poor technique and no strap, and around 2 weeks ago I developed tendonitis down the ulnar nerve of my fretting hand. It’s the most pronounced in the pisiform bone at the bottom...

I've always known I had a bit of a T-Rex thing going on with my plucking hand wrist angle. Curious if others do the same and if I'm putting my wrist at risk for injury. Just started making YouTube videos. Would be cool to get some feedback, and subscribers. Here's my page. A cover. An original.

Hi, I need some advice regarding care for a fingertip cut that required stitches, whcih I got yesterday. Here's the detail: I just received a fairly deep cut on the index finger pad (and side) on my left (fretting) hand yesterday, in a snow blower accident. Didn't lose the tip but it was a...

I've recently REALLY gotten into playing funky slap/pop lines, but painful, bloody cuticles on my popping index/middle fingers have all but prevented me from continuing. I guess I tend to catch them on the strings below when I'm really going at it. I've tried using band aids, but the...

About 10 days ago, I was cracking my knuckles on my left hand in one of the usual ways I do so -- by bending my fingers back over to the back of my hand. Yeah, I know -- probably not the best practice, but I've been doing it for years and have never had an issue. Anyhoo, I didn't experience...

Hello fellow bass lovers!!! Long time no since I was here last. So I got bit of a story for ya. You see during one of my kettlebell exercises I pinched a nerve in my left elbow causing my pinky and ring finger to basically go numb and useless for about 2 weeks. After that 2 weeks I began to...

I’ve had a slightly crunchy shoulder for a while. No pain or real restriction of movement, just a few clicks. Since maybe just before Christmas it’s got worse. I’ve left it because I thought it was a tendinitis thing that would get better on its own eventually. Today I’ve had to take...

Hi all. I have been playing double bass for 5/6 years but have only properly dedicated myself to rockabilly playing since November 2018. I have developed my right hand technique to a point where I can play consistently without any hand fatigue. My band recently had a 3 hour rehearsal with...

Hello, Talk Bass: I'm hoping to get some useful feedback on getting back to playing once I'm cleared to do so after upcoming reconstructive surgery. My left shoulder will be having two rotator cuff tendons and a biceps tendon reattached. I'll be about six weeks off of the instrument. How many...

Hi, I debuted on the double bass playing last fri-sat nights. Alt-country/blues, pizzicato, centered around root-5 stuff. The next day i had sharp pain deep in the knuckle of my right index finger. I only get pain if I put pressure on it. Also, there is a small black mark deep under the skin...

So, had a run in with the leaf blower today. Didn't cut it to the bone...but she was close. It's on my ring finger...fretting with it is going to be impossible for a while. Band is working hard to get tight before our first gig after a line up change. Anyone ever have any similar finger...

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Yep, I managed to acquire a sparkly new (non-bass related) nerve compression injury that's left my left arm weak and my fingertips tingly. I can actually play bass fine but I physically cannot lift my amp into or out of its cupboard (at shoulder level), so it looks like my basses are getting...

Situation: Worship Pastor calls you to say, "Hey - I've added The Meters 'Cissy Strut' as the opening song a few weeks from now, are you up for it?" Answer: "Yes" Reality: "No" Due to an injury sustained years ago on my little finger. This song, and the 4th note in the run down which...

So I've been going to Bradley School of Music in Lafayette, CA for some time now. Many of the teachers are Berklee graduates and fantastic, but in particular my teacher has this amazing gift for figuring out what each student needs at particular times. I had shoulder labrum surgery about 4...

Not looking for advice, just making conversation. In sports, there's a well-known unwritten rule that you don't lose your job to injury. If you're the starting quarterback, for instance, and the backup plays better than you in your absence, you still get your job back when you recover. Has...

So, to make a long story short, I love my basses, I Do...But I've sustained an injury to my left arm, that I had treated for Tendonitus, but might have to go back in a month for surgery if the treatment doesn't work well. I've had to cut down my playing from 30 hours a week to roughly 5...

Hi all, as many may know i comment a fair bit on injuries and techniques that may cause injuries, so here is a personal look at a common problem.....I have injured my wrist and cannot play, so i am taking my own advice. So what am i going to do about it? I am going to follow my own advice, and...

So I've torn my left rotator cuff and I can't extend my arm out from the side of my body more that 6 inches. Looks like it will be months before I'm back to normal. Right now I'm in excruciating pain when I move it or twist it wrong. I've tried playing and can only get close to a comfortable...

Recently I've broken my wrist. Have lost approximately 40% movement back and forth. And approximately 60% side to side. Not currently able to play, nor trying to while the healing process takes effect. It's my left (fretting) hand. So I'm looking at what options I have if things dont recover...

Hi, I played a lot to reahearse in one day. Like 3-4 hours with my band and 2-3 hours of arpeggio practive now I get a dull ache playing bass for the past 2 days. Ive only played about 15 minutes in the past 2 days but thought no I should rest it. Is this fatigue as I dont get it any other...

Lower back injury in lumbar area. Possibly a slipped disc. Sustained it while bending over on weekend, spent two days laying down in pain; am still nowhere near functional three days later (walking very slowly, everything takes three times as long). Osteo reported degenerative discs in lumbar...

I already have issues with that hand/arm from nerve damage due to a martial arts injury. Now I seem to have done some serious damage. My wrist is aching and my thumb, forefinger, and middle finger are numb. Please keep me in your thoughts, and lift a fellow lowender's sagging spirits. I'm at...

Howdy friends - About three months ago I sliced off the tip of my left index finger while slicing potatoes. It wasn't a deep cut; mostly the skin layers and some stuff underneath. No muscle or nerve damage. I didn't finish making the pot of soup, either. I took me and my finger to the ER...