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My suggestion is to build up slowly. If you overdo it, you can end up with Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). I would say its better to progress slowly and maintain the health of your hands than to persevere and risk injury which would stop your progress altogether.

Another thing to do is ice your hand(s) after practicing. Icing is not comfortable but has the benefit of reducing any inflammation which can be damaging long term. Typically 15-20 minutes is more than enough. Besides just a bowl of ice, there are wraps available that slip over the hand and do a nice job.

Regards,

Rob]]> Guitar Players Discussion ririzarry https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/paged/2/#post-234473 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/paged/2/#post-234472 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:16:01 +0000 that just wail all night, they're certainly not in any pain.

The reality of the guitar is that you need not put an enourmos amount of preasure
down on the strings to get a note to ring clearly.

Also make sure your finger is right behind the fret when it goes down on the string,
when at all possible.

Good Luck]]> Guitar Players Discussion Gotdablues https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/paged/2/#post-234472 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/paged/2/#post-234450 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:31:08 +0000 I play until it hurts, and then keep playing until it hurts worse. Then I'll stop and let my hand rest for 15-30 seconds and go at it again. I'm already seeing 'some' improvement with it. I'm just going to keep at it, and slowly get my muscles back to the way they used to be. I used to not have this problem. *shrugs*]]> Guitar Players Discussion Fretted Fingers https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/paged/2/#post-234450 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/paged/2/#post-234448 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:41:17 +0000
I used to experience this pain especially when playing large stretches like 3 notes per string scales down low frets 1-5. I also thought my thumb would eventually strengthen. But all I did was develop a serious problem. My thumb got so it would ache all the time. Now I have realized that I do not have especially large hands and some techniques are just out of my range.

It's like basketball, I realized very early I would never be able to dunk a ball. :D

So be constantly aware of the pain and let up if it's hurting you. It can turn into a real problem.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/paged/2/#post-234448 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-234416 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:45:22 +0000


Hopefully that makes sense.



I've been playing 5 years and I still get pains in my forearm, especially now that I have been trying to play faster stuff.]]> Guitar Players Discussion ab0msnwman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-234416 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-234410 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:00:03 +0000
Thanks guys.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Fretted Fingers https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-234410 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-234387 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:11:30 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Taso https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-234387 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-234227 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:42:09 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion hummerlein https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-234227 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-234186 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:55:21 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Bgdaddy316 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-234186 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-233664 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:13:05 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Fretted Fingers https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/pain-in-the-thumb/#post-233664