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Originally posted by jamesp http://www.musicianshealth.com/ Thanks for the link man

Originally posted by TornadoShaunUK Dont ask me.. I think I have a dodgey middle finger on my left hand. The strings seem to cut in when I do bends and its quite annoying. Every so often it looks like its healing up and the skin grows back over but when I start playing guitar again the bends start to cut into my skin on that finger =/ annoying.. perhaps i should start using moisturser on my hands or something and see if that helps. I'm not sure but it seems like putting moisturizer on your hands would make your skin softer and would cut in even more I dont know though

Thanks for the reply Auggie. Yeah I should start doing my really heavy practicing every other day or so but its just so hard to not do it every day! Guitar is like a drug:eek: Maybe I will check out some glucosamine supplement. Do you have any recommendations as to which one to try out? Thanks for all of the replys. If anyone else has any advice I would appreciate it greatly

Sorry if this has been done before but I couldnt find anything on Anyways here is my question...What do you do to keep your hands in good shape? I practice as much as I can everyday and I have noticed a pain on the top of my left hand. Nothing serious but I have put the guitar down for a couple of days(which is a very hard thing for me to do ). I hate taking a break from guitar because whenever I am around one I have to pick it up. I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about! Also I was wondering if anyone knew some good stretches to do to reduce the risk of pain? What causes this pain in the first place? I have also seen supplements that help tendons and ligaments grow better or something like that. Does anyone have any experience with taking these supplements and having good results with it? I think this a problem a lot of musicians face and one that shouldnt be over-looked. Thanks for any help