As you begin the process to learn beginner guitar, you will want to ensure that you are learning guitar technique properly, and right the first time. Although not a fun topic to discuss there are far too many guitar players who end up injuring themselves for various different reasons as they learn beginner guitar. This does not mean that you should stop playing guitar. What it means however, is that by simply being aware of your own personal guitar technique you can avoid guitar injuries and enjoy playing the guitar for many years to come.
Let's take a look now at how to avoid the most common 4 guitar injuries as you learn beginner guitar.
1. Left Hand Technique
2. Right Hand Technique
3. Posture
4. Left Shoulder
1. Left Hand Technique:
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Right Hand Technique: One of the biggest right-hand injuries guitar players end up getting as they learn beginner guitar is a very sore wrist or forearm. This is generally caused due to improper picking technique. By learning proper rate and picking technique and allowing rest between times of practice you can avoid long-term wrist injuries with your right hand.
3. Posture: Probably by far the worst and yet easiest to resolve guitar injury is the guitar players practicing posture. Guitar players are notorious for improper back and neck positioning. As you are sitting down to learn beginner guitar ensure that your neck is not sticking out like a goose. Make sure that your shoulders and back are properly aligned with your chair that you're sitting In. if you are standing up while practicing, make sure that you are not shifting your body weight on only one side of your leg. This can cause strain to your body.
4. Left Shoulder: depending on the weight of your guitar and the size of your upper body structure the left shoulder is another area that can be injured. This injury can occur when standing up and playing for too long without getting your left shoulder adequate time to rest. Some solutions for this situation is to buy a wider guitar neck strap. If you are playing for long periods of time standing up, occasionally lift your guitar up with your right hand to give your right shoulder a break from the weight of the guitar on your left
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The risks are small, but may include: Bleeding, Bruising, Damage to the muscle tissue or other tissues in the area (very rare), Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
Shoulder injuries are very common amongst people of all ages. If you think about it, we use our shoulders for numerous daily activities like driving, reaching up in cupboards, washing and brushing our hair, picking up items off the floor, reaching in our pockets whether it be in the front or the back, putting a belt on, and many others. A common injury that occurs in the shoulder though, is the rotator cuff. This structure is very often torn in individuals who use a lot of overhead reaching motions or are forcefully pulling objects constantly. A couple examples of people that do these motions constantly are athletes and construction workers. A rotator cuff tear can be caused by a direct-blow to the shoulder or it can happen over a period of time with wear and tear. Normally when an individual has a rotator cuff tear, they will present with pain or weakness when trying to lift their arm.
Shoulder and neck pain are the most common musculoskeletal disorders one can get. Right sided neck and shoulder pain is one that the assistant is highly prone to developing, and is difficult to avoid. Reason being is frequent reaching across the assistant’s mid-line with the right arm. Neck pain can also be caused by leaning forward with your head bent down for a long period of time.
All injuries are a serious matter, but upper body injuries are more delicate. “Although the majority of contusions to the most parts of the body result injuries that are self-correcting and without serious consequence, even relatively
There are many ways you can prevent injuries from happening before they do occur. Make sure you lift the right amount of weight to ensure that your body won’t wear down or you won’t injure yourself. Lifting more than you need to will only make your body worse. Using poor form can get you hurt quicker and easier than any other way. Make sure that you are using the correct form even if that means hiring a trainer or having a spotter. Workouts that you know can help because you will know the correct position. Workouts without machinery and weights have a lesser risk of hurting you. Cassidy says, “Years of intense workouts take a toll on your body..... Cartilage wears down and muscles, tendons, and ligaments can become less limber” (1).
Shoulder impingement is a common injury among athletes or those who have physically demanding jobs. The shoulder impingement occurs as a result of the rotator cuff tendons becoming compressed against the bone. As time progresses, the compression area will become inflamed and swollen. The irritation will create a sensation of pain and limit movement in the shoulder. An expert
Rotator cuff injury or tears most commonly appear along with aging. People are over 40 at greater risk. It does not mean younger people will not get rotator cuff tears or injury. People who do repetitive lifting or overhead activities are also at risk for rotator cuff tears. Athletes, painters, carpenters, and others who do over use rotator cuff may also have greater chance for tears or injury. People who have physical injury such as broken collarbone may also damage rotator cuff. In order to prevent the rotator cuff injury or tears, taking rest breaks to reduce the load on the shoulder, exercises to strengthen the shoulder and encourage range of motions are the way to help. (Nail,
An injury that most commonly happens is in the lower back. Lower back pain is pain in the
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