{"id":86622,"date":"2020-02-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=86622"},"modified":"2024-04-30T12:54:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:54:15","slug":"guitar-tendonitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/guitar-tendonitis\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Relieve Guitar Tendonitis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As musicians, we are often at risk of developing tendonitis. This is painful, and can make music less fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what exactly is tendonitis? And what can we do to relieve it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-what-is-a-tendon\" data-level=\"2\">What is a Tendon?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-why-joints-hurt\" data-level=\"2\">Why Joints Hurt<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#h-arthritis-is-inflammation\" data-level=\"3\">Arthritis is Inflammation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-how-to-reduce-joint-pain\" data-level=\"2\">How to Reduce Joint Pain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-quick-techniques-to-relieve-tendonitis-pain\" data-level=\"2\">Quick Techniques to Relieve Tendonitis Pain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-how-to-prevent-joint-pain-and-guitar-tendonitis\" data-level=\"2\">How to Prevent Joint Pain and Guitar Tendonitis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-it-may-take-more-than-once\" data-level=\"2\">It May Take More Than Once<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-what-is-a-tendon\">What is a Tendon?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Joints are made up of bone, muscle, and&nbsp;other&nbsp;soft&nbsp;tissues&nbsp;such as&nbsp;tendons, ligaments, and cartilage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ligaments connect bones to other bones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tendinopathy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tendons (opens in a new tab)\">Tendons<\/a> connect muscles to bones.&nbsp;The tendons are the anchors that are able to withstand the &nbsp;tension muscles create when flexed.&nbsp;The muscles tighten, and the tendon pulls the bone along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;deep core&nbsp;of the tendons&nbsp;is thought to have&nbsp;no nerves. But there ARE nerves where the muscle and tendon connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-why-joints-hurt\">Why Joints Hurt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Joints often hurt when the muscle becomes overly tight, and pulls too much on the tendon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While there can be real damage to tendons, most joint pain is caused by inflammation. Inflammation is the body\u2019s natural response to injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tight muscle pulls too much on the tendon and creates a small injury. Then the body creates inflammation to help heal the injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inflammation also creates the pain that will help us avoid re-injuring it before it heals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is called tendonitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arthritis-is-inflammation\">Arthritis is Inflammation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis) are inflammation conditions. These are more serious and chronic. But some of the pain may be relieved in the same way as common tendonitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-how-to-reduce-joint-pain\">How to Reduce Joint Pain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the fastest and easiest ways to reduce joint pain is to reduce the tightness of the muscle. This is true for guitar tendonitis, as well as any other joint pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we release the muscle, it no longer pulls too much on the tendon. This relieves the pressure of the nerves at the connection of the tendon to the bone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the question is: How can we encourage tight muscles to release quickly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-quick-techniques-to-relieve-tendonitis-pain\">Quick Techniques to Relieve Tendonitis Pain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter Gary Crowley at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diyjointpainrelief.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"diyJointPainRelief.com (opens in a new tab)\">diyJointPainRelief.com<\/a>. He has excellent videos showing how to release the muscles affecting every joint in the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And he also has two videos specifically addressing guitar tendonitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fHuISr6CSOI?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cyBhBzHWCLs?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-how-to-prevent-joint-pain-and-guitar-tendonitis\">How to Prevent Joint Pain and Guitar Tendonitis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-warmup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Warming up (opens in a new tab)\">Warming up<\/a> before each guitar practice session can help prevent injury and inflammation. Bar chords are also a common cause of excess tension due to their difficulty. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/make-bar-chords\/\">How to play bar chords<\/a> offers some advice on playing bar chords with less tension and making bar chords more comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, using the techniques above after practice (or both before and after) can help. This relieves any current pain. And it reduces the chance that we\u2019ll carry excess tension forward to our next practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can also avoid excess <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/positive-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"repetitions (opens in a new tab)\">repetitions<\/a> in our practice. Instead of doing the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/basics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"movement (opens in a new tab)\">movement<\/a> for long periods of time, we can switch between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/guitar-practice-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"activities (opens in a new tab)\">activities<\/a>. We can also stay more aware during each repetition, and stay more engaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-it-may-take-more-than-once\">It May Take More Than Once<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most often, the techniques above create at least some relief in just a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if your muscles have been tense for a long time, it may take more than one session to completely release them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s normal. If you put some or all of these techniques into your daily routine, you\u2019ll feel lasting relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have other joint pain, visit Gary\u2019s site. You can find techniques for fingers, thumbs, wrists, elbows, shoulders and more. It\u2019s a wonderful resource and worth bookmarking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[Special thanks to Gary Crowley for editing this article.]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As musicians, we are often at risk of developing tendonitis. This is painful, and can make music less fun. But what exactly is tendonitis? And what can we do to relieve it? What is a Tendon? Joints are made up of bone, muscle, and&nbsp;other&nbsp;soft&nbsp;tissues&nbsp;such as&nbsp;tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. Ligaments connect bones to other bones. 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