health

Hi all. Focal dystonia is a neurological disease. The signal from the brain does not reach the hands properly. These famous musicians play complex music and they all do our “favorite” exercises for desynchronizing the left and right hands, fingers and all. What if this dystonia is caused by a...

So, this came attached with my new bass. Does anyone knows a bit more about it? I did some kind of research, but it's rabbit hole and I did not found what I've been looking for.

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It's that time of year again,, and I need some hand lotion recommendations that are hard on excema but easy on strings. What hand lotion are you rolling with this winter?

Hi all, I am a 29 year old advanced player who sadly took a 2 year break from playing bass due to job and moving etc. During corona lock down 2 months ago I started playing again every day and started with a band 4 weeks ago. However I started getting really annoying muscle aches in my hands...

I play metal/ deathcore pretty regularly, and fitness is something that's important to being able to play super tight and fast music for long periods of time with good energy. It dawned on me that as a musician who plays this music, it is important to exercise to be able to perform best. Does...

Hi all, I've recently started studying bass full time at a conservatoire here in the UK, and over the last few months I've noticed the skin on my hands really starting to deteriorate - getting really dry, cracking, and dead skin on my fingertips. I've always put a lot of thought and effort...

Hi, I need some advice regarding care for a fingertip cut that required stitches, whcih I got yesterday. Here's the detail: I just received a fairly deep cut on the index finger pad (and side) on my left (fretting) hand yesterday, in a snow blower accident. Didn't lose the tip but it was a...

Well it's finally come to pass. I turned 70 this last October and after more than 50 years of playing bass, I've developed some physical issues that have to be medically addressed. In January I will have the first joint on my right index finger fused. This was not an easy decision. Since...

Hello fellow bass lovers!!! Long time no since I was here last. So I got bit of a story for ya. You see during one of my kettlebell exercises I pinched a nerve in my left elbow causing my pinky and ring finger to basically go numb and useless for about 2 weeks. After that 2 weeks I began to...

That's what I'm giving myself. Back story: I just had my annual health evaluation at work. Nothing "horrible". But... My blood pressure is still elevated somewhat (because I followed exactly none of the advice you guys gave me in the thread I started about is a while back). My waist is a...

Hey all! I am often hired for electric bass and electric guitar, but am now being asked for some UB stuff, and piano. I have some multi-instrumentalist gigs coming up, and I am having some trouble with stiffness and aching in my hands and fingers when I practice different instruments. I...

I play bass in a duo/trio project, as well as in a 4 piece blues band, which shares the same guitar player. We don't gig very often, and rehearsals are weekly. The guitar player, a talented, if 'eccentric' individual, is not in good health. Without going into the details, his issues are...

So, at almost 63, I suffer from lower and mid back pain(2 herniated discs) along with bad shoulders(rotator cuff surgery). I cannot take the gigs I'd like and really am not self sufficient to move my own equipment. I feel my days as a player are limited or certainly restricted. I'll have to...

I just retrieved a box of strings which have been sitting in my garage in Central Florida for nine years -- many are barely used. They are from a period when I was doing some heavy string experimentation and include a variety of different brands of steels and synthetics, as well as one Olive G...

For the Tl:dr crowd, try saline nasal rinsing. I thought I'd share this as I now have repeated empirical evidence that this works. I'm almost 50 and wish I learned this long ago. Please note that "empirical," as strong as it may sound, does not mean "absolutely for certain, guaranteed;" rather...

One, of course. But I'm on my second one in three months, and the first one involved labyrinthitis and consequent extreme vertigo. I'm off to the ear, nose and throat specialist soon after the failure of this last round of antibiotics. One positive: My last rock gig didn't require ear plugs --...

Raw water trend slammed by food safety expert: 'You can't stop adults from being stupid' A bizarre new trend has emerged in California's Silicon Valley, with people eager to buy large glass containers filled with unfiltered, unsterilized H20, billed as "raw water" by the company selling it for...

Hey gang: My topic is Hand Health and more specifically I've been diagnosed with Osteoarthritis in my middle finger joints. I've been playing for 50+ years developing this condition over the past five years. My middle finger joints are stiff and swollen, my articulation is now compromised...

I'm wondering if playing upright has caused what I'm experiencing. I've been playing upright a LOT lately, and I've been having pain horizontally across my abdomen, and into my back left side. The skin feels like it 'burns' when touched. The line that the pain follows starts approximately 1...

Uh oh. Hope he pulls through. Tom Petty Found Unconscious in Full Cardiac Arrest (UPDATE)

Sooooo, odd question from a troll who never really posts: I've played guitar longer than bass (please no hate), but I've since discovered that I'm totally a natural at bass and often like playing it more. I can't hit my guitar hard enough to work out my aggression, after all. :) HOWEVER, all...

I knew I was losing my employer provided health insurance at the end of 2016, so in December I enrolled in a policy through the government sponsored program at HealthCare(dot)gov. I filled out the application and got Blue Cross Blue Shield and it came with a subsidy so my monthly premium was...

I need to get back to working out more. I'm not in "bad shape" per say. (6'2" 200 pounds +/- and 34-34 pants size). But I want to harden up a little and build more stamina for running/swimming/kayaking type activities. What do you guys do? Sure, an easy answer is "the same thing a 19 year old...

For those who are making a substantial part of their income from playing music, what are you doing for health insurance?

Ok, this is a serous question - what have any of you done with your lifestyle that has made you a "healthier" player? This doesn't necessarily mean something like "I bought a wider strap" although it could. Have you made changes in your overall fitness that also helped your playing? Added or...

Does anyone know how Anthony Jackson is doing? Last I heard (late July, maybe), he was too ill to go on tour with Hiromi, but I've heard nothing since. Does anyone know if he's touring with her again? Thanks.

Well my wife's company downsized and she is out of a job. It was her company that we were getting the health coverage with. My company's plan is more expensive. Since my company offers a plan I'm not sure if we are forced to use it or is there a possibility of finding something out in...

I know there's a stick about this, but this is about me specifically. For a good month or two now, I've noticed discomfort in my wrist when I type and in both my wrist and index finger when I write for long periods of time. Trying to find a way to hold my phone is becoming a task too. I try not...

For anyone unfamiliar, the Paleo diet is a diet modelled after Paleolithic mankind's available foods. Fruits, vegetables, nuts, meats and seafood. No added salts, sugars, preservatives, nothing. None of this Red 40, BHA or High Fructose Corn Syrup junk. I'm hoping people may have a good word to...

Hello everybody, I am 29 and I have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease 5 years ago. At the time of the diagnosis I was in pretty rough shape. I was weeks away from getting my intestine perforated. Luckily not only I managed to recover but I also managed to stabilise my condition. I could go on...

didn't want to double post so please go here.. but basically wanted to ask TB'ers about health insurance (U.S) and experiences and which one to choose ... Original post.. here Here we go.. Health Insurance!?

So with the U.S. Health insurance as it is right now , whose got some good options and insight to what they use or recommend to pick a good health insurance plan? (for musicians) thanks.

First post here, this place looks like a pretty cool community! Anyway, I used to play bass quite a bit when I was younger (between 16-19), then I went on a 16 year hiatus and now I'm back (been playing for about 2.5 months on this stint). The problem is that I'm just not as nimble as I used...