Wrist Pain

[shablul]

hey. my wrist really hurts, not always, but after i play about 10 minutes.
this is really annoying since i can't play. also, if I twist my wrist a turn i hear alot of clicks(you know what i mean...).

what should I do? this is preventing me from playing!

[DxRocker]

what should I do?

Go see a doctor asap.

[pitchfork]

Yeah stop playing and consult a qualitfied physician.
Especially if you hear clicking.

[Josiah]

Seek out a good instructor, if not for just 1 or 2 lessons to get your grip/technique on the right path.

You can also study the videos on VicFirth.com (Dom's Cyber Lessons) to see some fantastic grip instruction.

[the_pure_drummer]

A docter would help alot!

[Loser]

Doctor then teacher.

[Bonham#1!]

Yes doctor and teacher. Doctor first of course.

[Jred250]

I had that trouble also, the doctor recommend I take cod liver oil. Awesome for the joints apparantly.

[Bonham#1!]

Not so awesome on the taste buds though.

[NCDrummer]

i know just what ya mean brother....'98 was a great year *wink*

[The Philosopher]

Im having this same problem :'(

Im actually thinking it's a mixture of drumming and my keyboard being up too high, though.

[pitchfork]

Cod liver oilis great, you can get those silly little tasteless capsules but they are proper expensive.
I buy the asda one its good, I also use the asda glucosamine and chronadine which is good if you have weak joints.
I spend too much on vitamins for my own good.

[shablul]

the doctor told me to put voltarane there. it was the lotion or the capsules, i prefer lotion. :P

[Josiah]

Go to another doctor then.

You need to make sure you dont have CTS or some type of cystic problem.

topical lotions are a joke and pain is being caused from something going wrong.

if you feel any numbness in your thumb or fingers, this is a good indicator of CTS

[Corkofski]

all above are right... is the problem only when drumming?

try exercising them lightly, and dont drum for a while. use the time to build up your feet.

and check technique...

[shablul]

it's only when i use my wrist, when i drum it hurts, but after a while.
it's unconvinient in the start, after 5-10 minutes it hurts. i'm taking a break.
oh, and it's gel.
edit: i feel my fingers and my thumbs

[midnightgem]

I have the same problem...but it started with the left part of my left hand going numb. Now it just hurts all the time (my left wrist), and some of my fingers go numb every once in a while. Is this bad? (well yes, its bad but how bad)

[Josiah]

I have the same problem...but it started with the left part of my left hand going numb. Now it just hurts all the time (my left wrist), and some of my fingers go numb every once in a while. Is this bad? (well yes, its bad but how bad)

That's super bad. You gotta stop playing right now. Take a break, find a good instructor to work with your technique and a doctor to look a your wrist, you may need some anti-inflamitory drugs or other type of treatment.

You can research more on Carpel Tunnel Syndrome through Google, there's a lot of information out there on it.

[Bonham#1!]

I thought Carpel Tunnel was from moving your fingers a lot? You learn something new everyday I spose.

[shablul]

i put diclofenac sodium in the area, than when it's soaked in the skin, i put on a elastic band and sleep with it. i think that should help. after the pain is gone, should i play regularly as i played before? i am surprised that my technique is not good, it seems alrite to me. practice infront of a mirror perhaps?

[Cocaberry]

after the pain is gone, should i play regularly as i played before? i am surprised that my technique is not good, it seems alrite to me. practice infront of a mirror perhaps?

Do not play the same way ever again. It is possible to screw up your hands so bad that you can't use them for the rest of your life. You definitely don't want that.

First, go to a doctor. After you get the problem fixed, find a good teacher to help clean up your technique.

It's been said multiple times already and there is nothing more to discuss.

[raz0r]

The ignorance in this thread is astounding.

Pain is the body's way of telling you that damage is being done.
If you're feeling pain, then you're already damaging yourself.
Would you play drums with a broken arm?


Get to a ****ing doctor, and stop being so stupid.


Pain is NEVER a good thing, whatever you're doing. (not to be confused with the burn you get from excercising)

[Bonham#1!]

Dude thats insane. When I read the "pain is never a good thing" I stopped and thought except for the pain you get when your excercising and then there it was. Cwazzy.

[Loser]

Dude thats insane. When I read the "pain is never a good thing" I stopped and thought except for the pain you get when your excercising and then there it was. Cwazzy.

It's not quite pain you get in this case, unless you're doing something wrong.

[pitchfork]

Well the burn when excercising is also a bad thing, it means you are pushing yourself too far.

But yes you would have to be competely crazy to not go to the doctor if you wrist is clicking and hurting.
Thats like slitting your throat and putting a plaster on it, it's only going to get worse until the point where it won't work any more.

[shablul]

I already went to the doctor and now it's getting better everyday.
I also scheduled a lesson with a good instructor for improving my technique.
sorry for the stupid post i've done.

[Futuro]

I pinched a nerve in my shoulder last night, not from drumming though.

Hurts like ****.

Well the burn when excercising is also a bad thing, it means you are pushing yourself too far.eh.... I would be intrested in knowing how much you have actually worked out.

[raz0r]

Well the burn when excercising is also a bad thing, it means you are pushing yourself too far.

Wrong.

The burn you feel is due to tiny tears in the muscle's fibres, which, when repaired by the body, are stronger.
That's the whole concept behind the growth of muscles.

[Josiah]

Wrong.

The burn you feel is due to tiny tears in the muscle's fibres, which, when repaired by the body, are stronger.
That's the whole concept behind the growth of muscles.


Wrong.


The burn is the build of lactic acid in the muscle fibers as ATP levels are depleted.

[trysthedrummer]

You beat me to it. It's basic GSCE PE! (although I did not study it) It's not bad if you feel burning sensation.

Good things are getting better (I hope). Is this a cause of bad technique or did u knacker your wrist some other way?

[raz0r]

Wrong.


The burn is the build of lactic acid in the muscle fibers as ATP levels are depleted.

Ah, my mistake.

Muscle fibres developing tiny tears, which then rebuild stronger is how muscles grow, though.

[pitchfork]

I pinched a nerve in my shoulder last night, not from drumming though.

Hurts like ****.

eh.... I would be intrested in knowing how much you have actually worked out.

I used to work out for about half an hour a day every day a while ago (weight lifting and beating the crap out of a bag) until after I turned 16 when I could take on more hours at work not leaving enough time, I occasionally go out to the garage now.
Working out is supposed to be hard and ache a little but not burn.
Its more of a dull ache if you are getting stronger.

If its a full on burning sensation thats not a good thing.

[Sync0pation]

Wrong.


The burn is the build of lactic acid in the muscle fibers as ATP levels are depleted.

Almost got it. The burn is the build of lactic acid through anaerobic (w/o oxygen) respiration because of the lack of oxygen in the bloodstream. As a result, ATP levels are depleted (a net product of 2 ATPs as compared to a net product of ~36 ATP with oxygen). This is why we start breathing more heavily, to replenish the oxygen concentration in our blood.

AP BIO ftw

[TommoUK]

clicks? wrist pains? doctors? just out of interest how the hell have you been holding the sticks?

[maniac0796]

Would you play drums with a broken arm?




... i tried to a few years ago... I'm embarresd now :upset:

[FarFromElysium]

i don't think its as much as your playing as it is those playboys under your bed:smoke:

[cerealkiller]

where i come from just take a pain killer!

[trysthedrummer]

haha that'l do the trick.

"New painkillers! fixes technique as well!"

[maniac0796]

I remember at the hospital when i went to get my second cast for my arm, they found a penlid down my first one, and the doctor guy had this huge lare at me, and went on aobut how i only have one arm, and they would have to break mine again and refix it and stuff, all other a ****ing pen lid which was stuck beneath my elbow.

[Corkofski]

Would you play drums with a broken arm?



i'd try my damndest....