Hey guys, some serious shit.
I had a job for a little while where I was running a speed lathe. I used my left hand to hit a lever that popped the chuck open about 2000 times a day. After 3 days of this my ring and pinky finger started going very numb.
I quit the job right away because music is my life and without it I have little to live for other than my wife and three kids.
I couldn't play guitar for awhile ( I was a crabby mofo) and it slowly started to go away. I started to see a chiropractor and things got better. He told me quitting the job is all I needed to do for it to get better. Recently I started to get my routine happening again. Rythmn playing doesn't bother me a bit, but when I start playing lead ( especially fast) my fingers start going numb. This has got me REALLY fucked up.
I have heard of players that can't play anymore because of things like this. If thats the case they might as well dig me a hole.
Have any of you guys ever overcome anything like this?
Thanks
I had a job for a little while where I was running a speed lathe. I used my left hand to hit a lever that popped the chuck open about 2000 times a day. After 3 days of this my ring and pinky finger started going very numb.
I quit the job right away because music is my life and without it I have little to live for other than my wife and three kids.
I couldn't play guitar for awhile ( I was a crabby mofo) and it slowly started to go away. I started to see a chiropractor and things got better. He told me quitting the job is all I needed to do for it to get better. Recently I started to get my routine happening again. Rythmn playing doesn't bother me a bit, but when I start playing lead ( especially fast) my fingers start going numb. This has got me REALLY fucked up.
I have heard of players that can't play anymore because of things like this. If thats the case they might as well dig me a hole.
Have any of you guys ever overcome anything like this?
Thanks