help!!

[sharonlovespiano]

aah I don't know it anymore!
Since 4 weeks I have pain in my right-hand shoulder.. I think it involves with my position at the piano, maybe I put up my right shoulder; then it's tightly stretched I think..
What is the right position for your shoulders/back etcetera? Is it just round or hole?
When I can relax I do relax! My therapist adviced me a hole back, but a student said that your back has to be a bit round?
And I don't do sports for a half year, is that bad?
Can anyone advice me?
Thanks!

Sharon

[xvimbi]

You must be quite desperate, because you are posting in different forums... 

Anyway, there is already a lot of info in other threads here.

https://www.pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3382.0.html
https://www.pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,8041.0.html
https://www.pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,468.0.html
https://www.pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3382.0.html
https://www.pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,7992.0.html
https://www.pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,8054.0.html
https://www.pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,6261.0.html

Also, check out the Internet, particularly www.pianomap.com

But more importantly, I think you should have your posture directly evaluated by somebody who knows something about it and who can watch you play. Perhaps, it is the posture, perhaps it is something you do during playing, perhaps it is something you do away from the piano (e.g. slouching.) Good luck!

[Hmoll]

I can't add much to what xvimby said, except to say it's very easy to get tension in your shoulders. If you pay attention that you arent't keeping your shoulders lifted, that should help a lot.
Good luck.

[pizno]

When you sit with shoulders curved in, in front of a piano, often the pectoral muscles get tight and cause pulling and pain in your shoulders.  Try stretching with your arms on either side of a doorway, to stretch out your pectorals.  There are all sorts of good stretches to do!