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[bon_bear]

 
It's been a while now. My arm is always hurting when I play the piano. It seems like the muscles of my left arm (ESPECIALLY THIS ARM) is really sore...(rite now too) I tried pressing my arm a little in which i thought it could at least help me take away the pain and obviously it did not.  Instead, it adds on the pain.
Is there any cure or tips or at least any massaging advices that could help me solve this problem? 

it kinda feels like...you know how you usually feel after you get a shot? ... ><
My right hand is completely fine. but my left is killing me.

Tell me there's a cure. oh please tell me there's a cure >< lol.

Elizabear~

[Tash]

well first of all, stop playing until you work out why you're in pain. secondly, talk to your piano teacher about it. thirdly, go see a doctor or physio or someone to tell you what is going on. for a temporary thing, there's a variety of gels and painkillers that can help....i have next to no knowledge on physical injuries so your doctor is probably a much better option, or xvimbi might have a suggestion if he's around...

[bon_bear]

Thanks Tash for your advices.
Right now, my left arm is so much better then yesterday but wen I play the piano again, it'll come back. I don't practise every single day for so and so many hours tho...I think that's what causing it.  I try to practise at least a few minutes everyday...but since skewl has taken place...lol ANYWAYS...

I'm pretty sure it's a minor minor minor problem compare to y'all...but I'd just don't want it to hurt everytime I play >.<

Elizabear~

 

[donjuan]

sounds temporary and not serious like Carpel Tunnel syndrome or something bad requiring physiotherapy.  Take it easy!  Also, make sure your arms are relaxed while playing; if you notice that you are working harder than you think you should, bring the problem to your piano teacher and ask for advice. 

Also, check the height of your piano bench; I get sore shoulders from using a bench that is too high. 

Since the problem is in your left arm specifically, you may be subconsciously 'leaning on it' while playing. 

[crazy for ivan moravec]

take it easy is right, but i suggest that you have it checked now before it even gets worse.

these pains, other than if they were just muscles, are important to take notice of. muscles heal quickly.

tendons, nerves, other stuff heal like forever. what's even scarier are those little pains we feel that we always dismiss because they're just "little" anyway. these are signs of a slowly building up of tension which could lead to inflammation of tendons. once those tendons get inflammed, the bones will adjust to it, it becomes larger and stays that way and thus making you prone to inflammation even after it has healed. it will be months of no piano playing for you because the best treatment known so far is rest.

and what's the scariest? tension that we don't feel at all, but they do attack the tendons, it can build up. tension isn't necessarily felt right away. pain is felt but pain comes after tension. that's why we should always have our hands checked.

when you wake up in the morning, check it for any weird clicking, feeling, or whatever. that's one symptom. anyways, any pain is always worth to check, we're all pianists here and these hands are important.


- crazy

[bon_bear]

  Hey~ Thanks for all your replies

Donjuan: Hmm..you're rite. Even though I don't realise it, ppl tell me to relax my shoulders when i play...but as i said b4, i don't even realise I'm doing it...it's all part of my movement lol...if you all noe wat i mean...my left arm started to hurt again yesterday when i was taking my shower...lol funny eh? It was hurting from the needle spot to the muscle area...lol watever you call it.. But i took my shots on January 26. so...it should be ok by now...and wen typing, my fingers get tired easily compared to the past...

Crazy: Thanks for telling/warning/advising me! I'm pretty sure it's really a minor problem since it doesn't come to me every single day...it's here sometimes wen i play too long...

Do you all think if I practise more hours it will grow out the pain? So I get use to it and...?

Thanks again!~
Elizabear~

[henrah]

these are signs of a slowly building up of tension which could lead to inflammation of tendons. once those tendons get inflammed, the bones will adjust to it, it becomes larger and stays that way and thus making you prone to inflammation even after it has healed. it will be months of no piano playing for you because the best treatment known so far is rest.

Would a lump inside my wrist just inbetween the bones to my second and third finger (meaning index and middle, subconsciously counting my thumb as a finger ) be similar to what you are explaining? It got kinda big a while ago, but has lessened. I've had it for quite a while, and keep putting off going to a doctor for no reason. I guess I'm just lazy. But should I worry about this? It doesn't cause me any pain, unless I push it really, really hard. And it's slightly moveable.
Henrah

[crazy for ivan moravec]

the inflammation of the tendons causes the pain, but it doesn't create any lump or has no sign of swelling outside because the swelling inside is not that big enough to be able to make it visible outside.

but once the tendon is inflammed, the bone gets bigger through the healing time because it has to adjust to that small swelling inside (and this is when hot compress and anti-inflammatory creams become useful, to prevent the bone from getting bigger by controlling the swelling twice a day with the creams and hot compress). if you don't aply this procedure, the the bone deformation will become permanent, making tendonitis prone to come back again. similar to arthritis, the bones get larger because they adjust to the swelling of the joints/ligaments.


check it out in the morning if it clicks. if not, it's ok. if there's no pain, better.

of course, the best solution is to have it checked if you're in doubt.

[gruffalo]

it could either be a serious problem, there are a few people get e.g. tennis elbow and other stuff. either that, or it is a problem that everybody experiences and has to practice around, which is tension. 9/10 when people complain of pains, it is due to tension that all people (especially if you dont practice full time) have to work around. if you cant identify where the tension is, you need your teacher to help you. also get physio anyway to make double sure it isnt anything serious.

[luvslive]

henrah:  i have a similar tiny hard bump under my wrist as well..its been there for years, and i was told that it is a calcium deposit.   when i pull my skin tight it really sticks out, but it hasn't caused me any harm yet.

[henrah]

I hope that's what I have Luvslive...I hope......

Gonna call the Doctors tomorrow, I must find out if this can harm me.....

[bon_bear]

  :on Wow...everybody's either hurt or in pain...
Good luck everyone
elizabear~

[henrah]

Found out my lump was just a sist (sp?) and should go away on its own after a while thankgod!!

Glad I don't have anything detrimental to my piano playing...