Playing Guitar Creates Foot Injury ? - Guitar Players Discussion

RE: Playing Guitar Creates Foot Injury ?

BendBob — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 20:07:00 +0000

Oh, the pain is a pain in the a**! I play standing and I have to consciously not rock back and forth while playing. It is hard not to move with the music. I'm older than the average bear and my feet get really sore. My wife wonders why I don't want to go for a walk. Anyway, pain is going to live in our feet the longer we play...me? 74! I can't stop playing.

Good luck and have fun.

RE: Playing Guitar Creates Foot Injury ?

Rahul — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:23:55 +0000

After hand, wrist, finger injury etc, now comes FOOT ?

Actually I think you *can* injure your feet seriously, if you ever happen to drop a Gibson LP on em' in the middle of that screaming solo.

To be serious : Just ensure that your posture is right and you will hardly have any injuries of such sort.

RE: Playing Guitar Creates Foot Injury ?

quarterfront — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:42:22 +0000

I usually prop my foot on a copy of Grout's History of Western Music - the text from my college music history courses. Seems sort of poetic, it's the only practical use I've ever gotten out of it. :shock: :lol:

Thanks for the sig line, quarterfront! That's hilarious! Glad to help! :wink:

RE: Playing Guitar Creates Foot Injury ?

TwistedLefty — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:20:16 +0000

Geez, that is a weird one.

But like the man said, sometimes when a door closes, a window opens.
maybe this is your opportunity to practice playing standing up? :wink: The only time I play standing up is when I'm playing my LP. I never stand when playing my Ovation.

On a related note- Does anyone know where I can get a swivel stool chair from Gibson? I've looked around on their site and could not find one. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation?q=stool
sorry no Gibson :cry:

RE: Playing Guitar Creates Foot Injury ?

Blueline — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:14:00 +0000

RE: Playing Guitar Creates Foot Injury ?

Moonrider — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:03:23 +0000

RE: Playing Guitar Creates Foot Injury ?

Embrace_the_Darkness — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:54:48 +0000

Never heard of RSI in the foot before!

The only time I ever hurt my foot while playing the guitar was while standing up; my strap broke and it dropped on my big toe :lol:

Pete

RE: Playing Guitar Creates Foot Injury ?

TwistedLefty — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:25:03 +0000

Geez, that is a weird one.

But like the man said, sometimes when a door closes, a window opens.
maybe this is your opportunity to practice playing standing up? :wink:

RE: Playing Guitar Creates Foot Injury ?

quarterfront — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:19:09 +0000

Never heard of this one before. Way weird....

I do tend to use a footrest. My teacher uses phone book. I usually prop my foot on a copy of Grout's History of Western Music - the text from my college music history courses. Seems sort of poetic, it's the only practical use I've ever gotten out of it.

By the way, there's no mention of the guitar at all in Grout. Apparently it's not part of the history of Western music. The lute does get about one paragraph.

RE: Playing Guitar Creates Foot Injury ?

Elecktrablue — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:43:14 +0000

Well, I can honestly say, Blueline, that I have never heard of a guitar related foot injury before! :D I'd definitely look into something to raise your foot slightly so that you can heal properly!!

And, Margaret, I do a similar thing, except I do it while driving. I've got a steering wheel cover and I've found that, when traffic gets on my nerves, my left thumb goes to the edge of the cover on the inside and I pull out on the cover so strenuously that I've broken the cover in that one place. After a day in Fort Worth, my thumb aches all the way up to my wrist!! I didn't even realize that I was doing it until my thumb started aching while I was driving and I saw what I was doing. I try sometimes to not do it, but, inevitably, it winds up back between the cover and the steering wheel! (Did I mention that I really don't like to drive?)