Index finger issues

gavnel · #1 12-14-2009, 08:03 PM

I think i jammed or stressed my index finger on my fingering or something while i was playing, it hasnt gotten better after a day and i am starting to get worried. This Saturday is my first big show and i want to do well but i need to find a way to heal this finger. Any suggestions?

Fergie Fulton · #2 12-15-2009, 02:09 AM

Healing takes time and depends on the nature of the injury, so what is jammed, and how does affect your playing?

gavnel · #3 12-15-2009, 06:55 AM

my strumming speed is easily cut in half after like 15 minutes of playing. I hate it i am trying to write music for one band and the other i need to practice for out show

Absentia · #4 12-15-2009, 07:10 AM

Stop playing for a week or two until you heal.
I strained my finger which caused the whole thing to freeze up and become numb it too two months to heal.
GO to rite aid or another pharmacy and get a brace so you don't move it and take a few advil each day to help with inflammation.

I'm not a doctor this is just what I did with the problem.

Fergie Fulton · #5 12-15-2009, 07:22 AM

Hi, sorry but no where near enough information to comments, see a doctor or similarly qualified pro and get it looked at properly. Different types of injury seem similar but the treatments are totaly different, especially where the hands are concerned.

gavnel · #6 12-15-2009, 07:30 AM

ok I think its a bad jam. I have been fortunate enough to not get one before so i just want to do all i can to get back in to playing condition as fast as possible