Enforced Rest

This one's a little frustrating. Just as I was enjoying being back behind the guitar, I suddenly started getting cramps in my left hand. Soon it turned into something like tendonitis from the wrist to the elbow. I kept on playing, but now it's much worse. It aches all the time and the hand feels like it has constant pins and needles. Bizarrely, the knuckle of my left thumb is tender and keeps clicking. Is there such a thing as hand gout? I stopped playing on Thursday but it hasn't gone away. I've made the appointment.

I'd be willing to bet any money that guitar playing is the last thing to have caused this. Not only do I fret with the friable brush of a humming-bird's tongue, but I type all day, and when not typing, I'm generally squeezing lemons, serving aces, wringing out thick, wet towels, and garrotting my enemies. Where to begin?

Comments

[Leonardo Ramirez]

Sorry to hear this. I hope you can get back to business soon. In the mean time maybe you can try working some polyrhythms with your clicking knuckles.
Jokes apart, i hope your ok and you get better soon.

LEo