The claw

[Adieu]

Pretty sure that's what they now call "carpal tunnel"

Used to get that way in a job that involved huge volumes of typing at like 90 WPM... went away on its own after I ragequit.

Actually, would even go away with breaks of just a few days, but would recur if you went back to the activity that caused it too much and too early

[Erlend_G]

Darn Clint 55, I learn something new about you every day.

So you studied upright? :o Awesome! . I studied fretless electric bass... wanted to play the upright;

but decided not to. Because it was so expensive; hard to lug around- and not easy to learn/play either. It's still my favourite bass (and bowed) instrument.

\m/

[Clint 55]

:o

[solspirit]

Thought I'd mention that my claw isn't due to an injury. It's from upright bass fingering early in my musician life. Anyhoo, I am doing exercises to help my left hand but I think I'll be forever clawed no matter what I do. I play a few minutes of left handed bass per day where I pluck with pointer and middle, then middle and ring, then ring and pinky. It's working pretty well to develop my left hand a little better for my regular right handed guitar playing.

do you really think that injuries don't occur from repetitive motion?
Take a good look at the two links I posted. Think about carpal tunnel syndrome, that's considered an injury.

[solspirit]

Are you doing extension exercises?

[Clint 55]

I know. It's a joke thread. I wish I had a little more dexterity but watever.

[ErikH]

I don't think there is really a problem here. BOTH of my hands do this in the relaxed position. I have no dexterity issues or anything else. I never played upright bass, only guitar and electric bass.

[Clint 55]

Stop crying and do something about it.

Thought I'd mention that my claw isn't due to an injury. It's from upright bass fingering early in my musician life. Anyhoo, I am doing exercises to help my left hand but I think I'll be forever clawed no matter what I do. I play a few minutes of left handed bass per day where I pluck with pointer and middle, then middle and ring, then ring and pinky. It's working pretty well to develop my left hand a little better for my regular right handed guitar playing.

[Clint 55]

I got a claw too from playing nothing but power chords forever! Ha ha ha

Lol. Damn claw!

[solspirit]

https://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/library/adult_health/sma_ulnar_neuropathy_exercises/

[solspirit]

Stop crying and do something about it.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507781/

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I got a claw too from playing nothing but power chords forever! Ha ha ha

[Clint 55]

Re: The claw

The claw!

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: The claw

Also:

Edit: Just realized that we're int the BASSment. Sorry about that. But you have guitars to do the exercises on.

I do those types of exercises on bass. [emoji1]


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