Got invited to see Victor Wooten

[Alex Kenivel]

Damn dude, that's rough. Have you had anything done to alleviate that?

Medications, physical therapy, topical creams, disability, more physical therapy, a dozen or so wrist braces, cortisone injection. No more labor jobs was the best road to less pain.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

hold it with BOTH hands to even out the stress!

I've become very conscious about what I do with my hands and arms now. One of the doctors I saw gave me some advice that rings in my head every time I try to do something the hard way - "no more screwdrivers. they make power tools for a reason." I equate this to moving straps and dollies too. Work smarter, not harder, etc.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

But there for a while, my fingers would go to sleep, as I was playing the guitar, and sometimes it would keep coming back, even after I would move my fingers around to get rid of the sensation. Fortunately that's not happening any more, but it was the reason I went to see a nerve specialist.

That would scare the shit out of me. I get fatigue from thin necks, why I don't play my Ibanez S as often as I should.