RcKDrUmm3R
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Just looking to see if there's any drummers out there that have the same problem as me.
When counting cash (I work at a bank), or drumming I have a sharp burning pain in my right and left hands. This pain is located in the thenar eminence or the muscles between the bottom of my thumb and the bottom of my hand. I have been to my doctor and special hospital, have had testing for carpal tunnel but it was diagnosed as most likely a strain????
I do experience numbness not while playing but when resting my hand on a surface for a long period of time or while sleeping.
I've tried some stretching, using really loose technique, wearing gloves and wrist supports (carpal tunnel pain relievers), thicker sticks, anti-inflammatory medication (advil) and there really isn't anything wrong with my technique other than maybe previously gripping the stick too hard.
Does anybody out there have the same problems? Have any luck relieving the pain? Have had a doctor provide you with a diagnosis different from mine but you have the same problems??? Please let me know
When counting cash (I work at a bank), or drumming I have a sharp burning pain in my right and left hands. This pain is located in the thenar eminence or the muscles between the bottom of my thumb and the bottom of my hand. I have been to my doctor and special hospital, have had testing for carpal tunnel but it was diagnosed as most likely a strain????
I do experience numbness not while playing but when resting my hand on a surface for a long period of time or while sleeping.
I've tried some stretching, using really loose technique, wearing gloves and wrist supports (carpal tunnel pain relievers), thicker sticks, anti-inflammatory medication (advil) and there really isn't anything wrong with my technique other than maybe previously gripping the stick too hard.
Does anybody out there have the same problems? Have any luck relieving the pain? Have had a doctor provide you with a diagnosis different from mine but you have the same problems??? Please let me know