Re: Ganglion

["L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

hmm maybe i should take a leave of absence from the
guitar for a while...
well this is a good question, i am self taught and
never really sat down to analyze a correct way of
playing guitar,i did take a couple of classical guitar
lessons but most of its technique was focused on the
right hand.I always thought that if i ever suffered
from anything in my hands it would be on the right one
since its the weakest and the one i feel i stress the
most with fingerpicking etc.but then again i am left
handed and i have that usual ackward position when
writting as well.It could also be the fact that i
played rock n roll style guitar for years with the
guitar strapped quite low...i wonder how those old
rockers smashing guitars kissing feedback amps and
carrying heavy less pauls strapped real low are doing
this days...
Luis







--- Kevin <kevin@TheNettles.com> wrote:

> A bit.  It does increase the chances but very little
> if you had them 
> use a needle to extract the fluid.  Popping is no
> good, it makes a 
> tear in the synovial sheath.  If you cut, pierce or
> pop the sheath, I 
> was told that it will weaken the sheath at that
> point.
> 
> This was years ago and as I've said I'm no doctor so
> don't take this 
> as medical advice.
> 
> The most important thing for you to do now is to
> figure out how you 
> got the ganglion in the first place.  Ganglions are
> an overuse 
> injury, just like tendonitis. They will come back if
> you keep doing 
> what gave you a ganglion in the first place.
> 
> I made my ganglions go away permanently by analyzing
> my technique and 
> changing it to reduce stress on my hand.  I was
> playing too hard and 
> too much and I was playing wrong with my left hand. 
> My technique 
> wasn't wrong according to the usual way that guitar
> is taught but it 
> was wrong for me.  Also I don't play when my hands
> are tired or sore.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Kevin
> www.TheNettles.com
> 
> At 03:32 AM 6/19/2006, you wrote:
> >Oh Shit Kevin, i am reading your post too late;-)
> ive
> >just had the fluid extracted you mean that
> increases
> >the chances of coming back?
> >
> >--- Kevin <kevin@TheNettles.com> wrote:
> >
> > > At 12:11 AM 6/16/2006, you wrote:
> > > >I recently dicovered a small lump on my left
> ring
> > > >tendon that was sort of bothering me when
> playing
> > > >guitar and went to the doctor and found out is
> a
> > > >finger ganglion.I am still debating wether i
> should
> > > >let them operate it because there arent any
> > > guarantees
> > > >of anything,it oculd come back,ruin a nerve
> numbing
> > > >the finger etc.it is specially frustrating and
> > > >depressing being left handed...
> > >
> > > I'm not a doctor so you'd be a fool to follow my
> > > advice but...
> > >
> > > I have had ganglions on the back of my hand in
> the
> > > past when my
> > > technique wasn't good.  The best advice I got
> was to
> > > rest the area
> > > until my body repaired the synovial sheath
> shrank
> > > the ganglion.  I
> > > also worked on my technique--I was using too
> much
> > > force and bending
> > > my wrist when I played so I played with a wrist
> > > brace for awhile to
> > > unlearn bad habits.
> > >
> > > If you cut (or pop) the synovial sheath, you
> weaken
> > > it.  So yeah,
> > > your chances of getting another ganglion
> increase.
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > > Kevin
> > >
> > > The Nettles: Progressive and Exciting Celtic
> Music
> > > www.TheNettles.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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