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Double Bass Back pain while practicing.

#21
hdiddy said:
If you're slouching you're not doing it right. You need to bend your knees and bend at the waist, not with your back. Let the bass fall "into" you instead of you bending into it. And try not to look down too much at your fingers. Your head is a heavy object and tilting it downward puts pressure on your back to carry all that weight.

+1 on the Alexander Technique suggestion but even before that... GET A TEACHER. A double bass specific teacher at that. If they're worth their salt they will tell you what you need to do for your form.

Getting stance/form suggestions over an internet forum sucks eggs.
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+1. One of the most used phrases on this side 'Get a Teacher' works extremely well. There's several things you could be doing, but we don't know for sure without seeing you play. If you can't afford a pro player, find the local music school & find a graduate student.

Whenever I start to hurt, it's a reminder that I'm being lazy and need to correct my posture/technique. For me, the 2 main things that I do often are slouch and lock my knees. Either of these leads to a sore back.

A good option for me would be to get a teacher and learn the proper way to play on a stool since the main times that I slouch or lock my knees is during theater gigs.

all the best & good luck with it.
 
#25
PRUNEFACE said:
My opinion below









chiropractors are (for the most part; generalizations ahead) quacks, like the accupuncture. Some actually know what they are doing, and many people CAN and DO feel better after an appointment.

I think a bass teacher should be able to help as far as posture (if that is a/the prob); if that doesn't help, a pyschotherapist or a physical/applied pyschology specialist.
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Why are they quacks? Please enlighten us. How long does a Chiropractor go to school?
 
#26
PRUNEFACE said:
Lol, I thought that idea was stupid too, but in reality they are like a shrink that deals with physical problems brought on by the body rather than purely mental or emotional
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So you think shrinks are quacks too? Here's what I think. You are venturing way beyond your knowledge and certainly into areas that need not be hashed out here. Let's stick to double-basses please.
 
#28
drurb said:
So you think shrinks are quacks too? Here's what I think. You are venturing way beyond your knowledge and certainly into areas that need not be hashed out here. Let's stick to double-basses please.
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Hear, hear.

IMHO, The OP needs to take a lesson with a professional orchestral bassist who can show him how to stand/sit, for starters. Lets leave our opinions on others' professions elsewhere, shall we?

And Sharkabilly, how about filling out your profile? Help us help you, whaddya say?

Next...
 
#31
PRUNEFACE said:
this is all based on stuff from listening to a doctor parent talk to a lawyer parent
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Perhaps you should listen to the lawyer parent talk to the doctor parent about hearsay.

I am not going to jump to the aid of chiropractors because I haven't done the research. However, I would suggest that you limit your slander of that profession until you understand it completely. Listening to the folks talk about somebody else's line of work does not provide you with credibility.

OP -- drurb and swanson have been around the block . . . save yourself further damage and take heed of their advice.
 
#32
being around the block doesn't make someone'sopinion better than mine. Probably more informed and experienced, so I'm sorry, I don't want to be starting a flame war.
Quite a few of the cases though have been against various chiropractors who have harmed their patients -but then again, its the same with surgeons or any other kind of specialist. If they attended a poor (academicaly) school it rubs off on their work.
 
#33
Same goes for acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Must be something to it if it's been practiced and respected for what... 8000 years?

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#38
PRUNEFACE said:
being around the block doesn't make someone'sopinion better than mine. Probably more informed and experienced, so I'm sorry, I don't want to be starting a flame war.
Quite a few of the cases though have been against various chiropractors who have harmed their patients -but then again, its the same with surgeons or any other kind of specialist. If they attended a poor (academicaly) school it rubs off on their work.
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Indeed, so don't malign an entire profession. In addition, I'd say being more informed and more experienced does make for "better" opinions. That is, if by "better" one means having a more credible basis. I really don't want to go much further but no one said or even suggested that the OP has "spinal" problems.

Please! Back to BASS-ics. :)
 
#39
PRUNEFACE said:
marijuana's been around even longer; that doesnt make it good or acceptable.
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Hmm. Tell that to glaucoma or cancer patients. Furthermore, what was (unfortunately) being discussed was curative processes/treatment options. I hope this nonsense ends soon.
 

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