Strange pain!!! aaaaaaaaaaouchh!!!

AlonE · Post by **AlonE** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:43 pm

Today I was playing whistle but of the normal thing (7 hours), suddenly, a pain in my forefinger I attack myself! now it hurts much to me and almost I cannot use it to play my loved whistle:sniffle:

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It has happened to them to others? some strange symptom?

tnx all!!

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:59 pm

Ouch! ... 7 hours!!!???!!!

OUCH!

Perhaps a little break of a day or so.

azw · Post by **azw** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:07 pm

Hi, AlonE.

You played for seven hours straight? Wow. I doubt that our bodies can handle that.

By the way, it might be good to post your message in Spanish so we can see your original, too. I'd enjoy reading both.

Best wishes, Art

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Hola, AlonE:

¿Tocaste siete horas sin parar? Vaya. Dudo que el cuerpo aguantaría éste.

A propósito, quizás sería una buena idea poner tu mensaje en castellano para que podemos ver el original también. Me encantaría leer los dos.

Un saludo, Art

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:26 pm

And when the ambulance arrives, and you have to explain that you suffered a whistle injury, you'll die from embarassment!

Seriously, which hand has the bad finger, left or right? I predict the left.

You're probably gripping the whistle too tightly. I call it gorilla grip. Hide your whistles in a box for 24 hours. Then start to practice again using minimum finger pressure. The left (upper) forefinger plays a role in supporting the instrument, and spends more time in the down position than the other fingers. So there's a tendency to press it too hard. A lighter touch will give you less pain, and more speed.

It happens to me if I play too long, with pain in the hand and arm. The cure is to stop for a day or two until the pain is gone. Most instruments may involve some minor pain. But acute pain from overpractice can be very serious and lead to permanent injury. So don't ignore the problem!

Pero hombre, 7 horas sin parar ... uy! Necesitas otro pasatiempo además, como el ajedrez.

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:22 am

7 hours? Wow! To paraphrase Groucho Marx, "I love my cigar, but I take it out of my mouth once in a while"

talasiga · Post by **talasiga** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:00 am

anniemcu wrote:Ouch! ... 7 hours!!!???!!! OUCH!

Perhaps a little break of a day or so.

7 hours - break one finger!
isn't that enough break for the the day?

Tia · Post by **Tia** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:06 am

talasiga wrote:
anniemcu wrote:Ouch! ... 7 hours!!!???!!! OUCH!

Perhaps a little break of a day or so.
7 hours - break one finger!
isn't that enough break for the the day?

hehe...but uh ya 7 hours is alot, probably because your practising too much and your body wants a break..its way of telling you so...so take a break of a day or 2 and then practise for like 20min...by the way how do u find 7 hours to practise??

Thomaston · Post by **Thomaston** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:34 am

I get a pain like this occasionally with stringed instruments... usually the index finger on my fretting hand. I inquired about it at a banjo forum, and found it was not an uncommon problem. It's just a nerve acting up most likely.

AlonE · Post by **AlonE** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:59 pm

Tia wrote:
talasiga wrote:
anniemcu wrote:Ouch! ... 7 hours!!!???!!! OUCH!

Perhaps a little break of a day or so.
7 hours - break one finger!
isn't that enough break for the the day?

hehe...but uh ya 7 hours is alot, probably because your practising too much and your body wants a break..its way of telling you so...so take a break of a day or 2 and then practise for like 20min...by the way how do u find 7 hours to practise??

Then I wake up me to 12pm, soon, I take my whistle which I leave to the flank of my velador by those nocturnal desire

, soon, play until the 1 p.m. Lunch, and of 3 to 9pm, touch my whistle. Soon, I have supper and good night. = 7 hour.

It is a daily routine, by the way, I love my life

AlonE · Post by **AlonE** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:00 pm

Perhaps then thanks friends.
Must think about looking for a girlfriend

… today takes medicines (ibuprofeno), and I believe that they have alleviated the pain to me. But the problem is that the body requests to me to play, not if whistle manages to be two days without my. : ( ............God, help me....

Tnx All

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Pues gracias amigos, tal vez deba pensar en buscar una novia

... hoy tome unos medicamentos (ibuprofeno), y creo que me han aliviado el dolor. Pero el problema es que el cuerpo me pide jugar, no se si logre estar dos dias sin mi whistle.

...........que Dios me ayude...

Gracias a todos!

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:03 am

AlonE,

I think MTC has identified the problem as "gorilla grip". I wish I could spend seven hours in the day playing my whistles. I'm lucky if I get one. But my wife and I get finger pains from typing - we do a lot of typing: we both do work on computers.

If you use a little hand cream and gently massage your own hands, you should find this eases the pain and relaxes tightened muscles. It is important to rub (quite hard) the muscles of the palms of your hands as well. Use your thumb to press and move in small circles. You should find this make your hands a lot more comfortable.

manu.bande · Post by **manu.bande** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:26 am

Hola AlonE

pues la novia es mucho mas importante que el whistle !

Entonces empezes ya a buscarla !!!

Hasta la proxima

Manuel