Hello! and yes, I am stopping by to say "Howdy!" . Soooo...I've never had such pain before, but recently my (hyper) index finger joints really hurt after any practice. Now, my wrists hurt every time I try to keep playing as before (in a way that focuses on avoiding excessive weight on the index finger). I have not found anything on curing the annoying weakness. I have it in all my fingers, and possibly my back. I am working on strengthening the index finger, but I just do not see much help. I actually found that I literally cannot do anything but play piano and type. I can't hold a pen, I can't easily carry things, I can't hold things without needing a break...Could y'all throw some tips on avoiding injury and maybe strengthening exercises? I actually found that every day, I have to start all over. I mean sitting, scales, arpeggios, chords, hand position, very slowly and building up tempo, just like the day before. Then, I can play pieces but have to have many different ones, and focus very hard with my brain. I found my fingers are very unreliable and need constant attention. It takes a very long time, and every day I have to do this. Or they will hurt. Any thoughts, feelings? Experiences?
The problem is that keeping the joint in the right position requires muscle to hold the entire finger in such a way that keeps the joint fixed...
I forgot to add that all my joints in my hand are hyper mobile, but the only one that has an issue with extreme weakness is my right hand index finger. the other one seems to be fine and doesn't hurt. But the right one feels extra weak.