guitarjamman
Junior Member
Question/Insight needed here.
I have been battling a decent case of carpel tunnel syndrome in my right hand for a while now, mainly running along the top tendon from my wrist to my first knuckle on my index finger. When I make a fist and bend my hand down, sharp wincing pain ensues followed by the good 'ole tingling feeling. I asked my doctor who seems to think that there is a different cause of the issue, but he is not a guitar player....
That said, I play a short scale F-30R and I am a tall guy (6'-3") with rather long spider fingers. I play finger style and when all the factors are combined, my right hand has to form a downward angle when I play in order to hold the guitar comfortably and still have good string coverage. Is it possible for this position to cause inflammation? Has anyone ever experienced this before on their RIGHT hand?
Basically I am trying to figure out if moving to a larger scale guitar with a bigger body would be more suitable to my size and hopefully eliminate my CTS with time.
Thanks for any/all insight.
I have been battling a decent case of carpel tunnel syndrome in my right hand for a while now, mainly running along the top tendon from my wrist to my first knuckle on my index finger. When I make a fist and bend my hand down, sharp wincing pain ensues followed by the good 'ole tingling feeling. I asked my doctor who seems to think that there is a different cause of the issue, but he is not a guitar player....
That said, I play a short scale F-30R and I am a tall guy (6'-3") with rather long spider fingers. I play finger style and when all the factors are combined, my right hand has to form a downward angle when I play in order to hold the guitar comfortably and still have good string coverage. Is it possible for this position to cause inflammation? Has anyone ever experienced this before on their RIGHT hand?
Basically I am trying to figure out if moving to a larger scale guitar with a bigger body would be more suitable to my size and hopefully eliminate my CTS with time.
Thanks for any/all insight.