myxtc
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My left hand (snare hand ) hurts pretty bad like when someone shakes your hand too tight and squeezes your knuckles together. x-rays show no fractures so I am starting to wonder if it is the interosseous muscles from overuse playing drums? I initially thought it was at work when I fell and caught myself in an awkward position, and thats when I 1st felt it but that was 4 weeks ago. I have had 2 sets of xrays done and am going back to see the specialist wednesday. All I been doing is taping my pinky finger to my ring finger and not using the left hand very much but still the pain seems as bad as it did 3 weeks ago.
Not playing drums and missing 5 gigs so far during the summer has really sucked. Anyone else ever had this? any tips or suggestions? I am starting to think maybe I should switch to traditional grip going forward as I do tend to hit kind of hard with my left hand and have been trying to quell that lately before this injury even happened.
I have been doing some reading up on it and think it may be the interosseous muscles of the hand, and treatment seems to be massaging it and stretching it but I am going to wait till the specialist tells me to do it as I don't want to cause more damage.
Not playing drums and missing 5 gigs so far during the summer has really sucked. Anyone else ever had this? any tips or suggestions? I am starting to think maybe I should switch to traditional grip going forward as I do tend to hit kind of hard with my left hand and have been trying to quell that lately before this injury even happened.
I have been doing some reading up on it and think it may be the interosseous muscles of the hand, and treatment seems to be massaging it and stretching it but I am going to wait till the specialist tells me to do it as I don't want to cause more damage.