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Ok. So I see this is from 2014! It’s now 2022. I searched far and wide on RUclips for practical clear ways to fix my guitar playing pain issues. I watched other ad filled nonsense AND long disguised ads that tricked me into watching. BUT, YOUR’S IS THE BEST ADVICE I HAVE FOUND. Folks, forget it’s old and has simple production. THE INFO NICELY DONE. I might watch every day for months to come. Please add ads. You should receive royalties for this. It’s the best I’ve found.
Hi Curt, I'm glad my video helped you. I assume you are talking about other people's videos when you say, "I watched ad filled nonsense AND long disguised ads that tricked me into watching..." I wasn't quite sure the first time I read it. That said, my videos are monetized with RUclips, but they only get me about a tank of gas worth of revenue month. That's why I added the "BuyMeACoffee" link in the description, but I don't think most people see it. At this point I'm just thrilled my videos for every joint in the body are still helping people. RUclips's algorithm really prioritizes new content, so folks have to dig these days. Probably TMI for you! Sorry. Thanks again for the kind words. All the best, Gary C.
@@garycrowley1 - I edited my comment to make it more clearer that I found your video to be far more helpful and concise than the sea of videos out there addressing guitar playing elbow pains. Grateful for your insights. You would do well to enable ads before and/or during your video. It’s worthy of more income for the insights and expertise. Thanks so much.
2 months thum tendonitis before i saw this video. After 2 day massaging my forearm and thumb the pain and inflammation are fading away. I still cant believe it really ... THANK YOU!
was just thinking what a waste to practice for all these years, love to finally play decent , and then start getting pain. you are a golden god , thanks for this 1
I tried many things to get rid of my pain with no hope but only this worked. Very well explained, it makes so much sense. Thanks a lot for sharing this information.
This method really works!! I can´t stress enough on how this helped me. My palmaris longus tendon (fretting hand) hurted a lot from too many hours practicing without taking breaks in between. I was a little skeptical at first, specially because I was afraid that doing this would cause more damage, but I gave it a shot, relaxing one muscle of my forearm at a time, and it really worked! I feel much better now, and hope to be able to play again very soon. Gary, you're a life saver and I will be forever grateful.
Hi, How long did you do it for? did you have a daily routine for these stretches? Were you playing guitar at the time or did you take a break and wait till you were fully recovered?
Thank you so much for putting this stuff up for free!!!! I've been struggling with my arm aching since 2014 now. (It hurts on the topside of my arm between the elbow and my wrist - feels like the big forearm muscle area?) I went to every doctor, had magnetic resonance imaging done, even of my neck. They put my arm in a cast for 2 weeks. I had x-rays of my arm done, they even did an electroneurography at a neurologist to check if my nerves where functioning correctly. I have been to a chiropractician and a sportsdoctor. I took inflamation medicine. But to no avail :( Nothing really helped. I have never once heard of guitar tendonitis until i recently came across it while googling!?!?! What helped me most so far was doing stretches i found online and now im gonna try this in addition!! Hopefully it will help! As long as i can feel pain while putting pressure on it, shall i keep doing it? Or can i go overboard when i do it regularly on a daily basis? And in another video, someone mentioned Nutrition is very important too, but i have to buy his book to find out about it. Would u recommend taking any supplements that help with this problem? Thank you so much again for your help! I have hope that even I can be pain free someday :)
You are very welcome. You can't really overdo it. If you do it throughout the day and certain area get sore from the work, just move to other areas for a day or so. Keep up the good work. I don't find nutrition to be an issue, but if you want to give it a try, then I don't think it would make things any worse. All the best, Gary C.
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You've got to be f*ing kidding me. I went from not being able to twist my door knob or use a computer mouse without discomfort. To an immediate 85% ish reduction in pain from the technique described in this video. It's such a drastic change with so little time/effort I feel like it's a cheatcode or something. Thank you so much to the creators of this youtube video! Absolutely life changing.
Hey Brandon, Glad to hear it helped. It's a one man show over here at "universal studios south," so it's just me. You are very welcome. All the best, Gary C.
Absolutely lifesaving. I am a very serious guitar player who started to develop pain in my picking wrist. I was terrified at the idea of having to stop playing for a year like so many people have had to do. For me, the forearm muscles that released the pain were on the side of my forearm on the thumb side. So make sure to try that if the muscles in the center aren’t releasing pain
Thank you for sharing. Been playing a lot of guitar lately after a long hiatus. Woke up with tendonitis symptoms. After only a few minutes of your exercises things cleared things up. Awesome :)
Are you serious ? This helped me. I had this pain for weeks now, i tried everything but ntg worked. Thank you so much, now i can get back to playing my guitar.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! I thought that I was going to need surgery or something drastic, but just figured out it was from playing guitar and found your video. You rock, man!
Hi. Passing by to say thank you. My forearms were tight as bark and I couldn't do open-palm pushups for the longest time. Your principles and way of dealing with the body have improved, not just my wrists and arms, but my whole life greatly. Yesterday, after working on my forearm and hand muscles for many days, I was able to do 30 open palm pushups. Thank you so much.
You are very welcome. Yes, you get it, the principles apply to your whole body. It's very empowering to be able to fix yourself. I'm glad you gave the videos a try. And thanks for the coffee! ☕️ All the best, Gary C.
This website is a true gift, I return to it again and again for various aches and pains that arise, I wished I remembered it earlier when new troubles arrive. Thanks Gary, a million thanks
this video really teaches you to view your body as a machine that you can maintain and fix rather than just some mysterious blob that just works or not as the case may be.
Gary I can't thank you enough! I have been dealing with these pains in my left hand (fretting hand) for years. I'm 41 years old and I have been playing since I was 13... even thought I had several years where I didn't play much, time has taken its toll. I did mechanic work for over 10 years which obviously made it worse and 7 years ago I moved into CAD drafting and that too has worsened the condition. I accepted that it was just normal and have found thru the pain, hand numbness, etc. I am looking into seeing a doctor to check me for carpal or cubital tunnel syndrome and I still probably will to be safe, but after 10 mins of doing this method, the tension is gone! The pain is still there, but definitely not much more than a fraction of what it was. I wish you all the best and will be promoting your page!! God bless!
That's wonderful to hear. Please keep at it and things should continue to improve. And here's my free full Wrist Pain Relief page, www.do-it-yourself-joint-pain-relief.com/wrist-pain-relief.html It will give you more to do than just this quick fix. All the best, Gary C.
This has been the most helpful thing I've found to help with wrist pain, and I very much appreciate it. When I keep up with it, I stay much more loose and painless. Thank you.
Thanks a lot really. I started to have pain on the inner side of my lower forearm, picking hand, a month ago and despite a dreadful 2-week rest the pain comes back quickly. Today I had to cut short 40mins in and was feeling miserable, until I saw your video and did the relief you show in the video. Nothing hurts right now but I don't dare going back to playing right away. Thanks again.
@@Haise-san Totally fine for a good 2-3 years now. Even better since I started to practice 100% standing up. A lot of bad forms can't happen when you stand up with the guitar strapped high and angled up. I do feel myself getting tense from time to time but try to play a bit with your eyes closed - you can immediately feel which parts of your body is tensing for no reason at all.
Hey Shaun, Great to hear. I'm glad you gave it a shot. And great work by you. Nothing like being able to fix yourself...very empowering. All the best, Gary C.
That's great to hear. You are very welcome. Thanks for commenting. And just FYI - my free website www.do-it-yourself-joint-pain-relief.com/ has videos and text for every joint in your body, if you ever need it. It’s “free to the world,” so please help spread the word. All the best, Gary Crowley
THANK YOU GARY! I am a performing guitarist and singer. My right arm (used for pretty aggressive sometimes high energy strumming and finger picking on amplified acoustic guitar) was really hurting bad to the point where I had to stop playing to let it subside, I think due to tendonitis (self diagnosed). I used a ton of Salonpas. I did what you showed in video #1 and almost immediately (!) the pain and stiffness vanished. Miracle! Thank you again, you made a huge difference in my life!
I worried over the pain in my right forearm for nothing. It's already starting to feel better after just a few minutes of doing the exercises. Thank you!
My man, i can honestly say, everytime i get serious about fixing myself, i find you! Wish i could remember that everytime i have muscle pain. Great Vid!
Wow. I tried this and immediately felt the relief!! Been massaging my wrist for a week. But as soon as I tried the press/release I felt the relief! Thank you so much for the help!!
Hi Sir. I tried and it worked. Still need to do the exercise at least as a pre warm up before the first guitaring session of the day. Worth it ☺️ God bless from Belgium
Gary, I would like to express my deepest gratitude. Your physiological wisdom has almost instantly resurrected my arms. Thank you so much! I am forever grateful
Hello Tom, That is truly wonderful to hear. Folks like you are exactly why I built www.diyjointpainrelief.com/ Keep up the good work. All the best, Gary C.
Honestly - that helped so fast. I was having trouble drinking coffee this morning and this has made such a difference. Thank you so so much. If you had something set up for donations I’d do it I’m so happy. I’ll be back to playing in no time.
Hi Danny, I'm glad it helped. And since you mentioned it, here's the link to my "Donate" page on my website, www.diyjointpainrelief.com/donate.html All the best, Gary C.
You are amazing, thank you so much!!! Even just knowing this is possible, it already kinda totally changes the mental game of trying to stay healthy. Ahhh, also, just came back to edit my comment now, because I just glanced at your other videos, and I recognize the hip ones - your suggestions helped me a ton with my hips and lower back a few years ago..! I treat them myself now regularly and hardly ever have big episodes of lower back pain any more. It has been years now..! Thank you so much. I work overseas in places with almost no doctors for this kind of ongoing stuff, and I can’t tell you how grateful I am to be able to learn this approach and try things on my own. It gives a person peace of mind!
I had wrist pain on my fretboard arm from playing guitar, and I found the forearm stretching exercises (pressing with thumb of the other hand) really worked for me. Thank you!
Thank you so much Gary! I have been struggling for years with this problem. For me it originated from playing drums and has since made all my instrument playing very difficult, but these techniques kicked the pain almost immediately, I didn't have to sit with it for 15 minutes, thank you again for giving this extremely helpful advice, cheers!
Thank you for this! I've been playing for 19 years and just recently ran into a lot of left forearm and wrist problems. Playing guitar is a huge part of my life and I was really starting to worry that I might not be able to play anymore. I'll be doing these exercises regularly now.
Great video! These are great myofascial release techniques that can be used on any part of the body. If your muscles are really tight then you can combine the push-pull-release with a lengthening of the muscle, ie. you’re pushing the fascia in the lengthening direction of the muscle while actively stretching the muscle by contracting the antagonistic muscles (the muscles working in the opposite direction of the tight muscle), this forces your tight muscle to relax while you’re lengthening the fascia surrounding the muscle. This isn’t a quick fix however since fascia is much slower to relax than muscles are, which is a good thing since the role of fascia is to create stability, but annoying when it becomes overly tight, but if you do it repeatedly you will most likely see improvement unless the cause of tightness is something other than keeping the arm static for too long while playing guitar. If you want to learn more techniques for releasing tight muscles, I suggest searching for videos on pin-and-stretch, MET (Muscle energy technique) & myofascial mobilization.
Thanks for your videos. I get tennis elbow and ulnar wrist pain every now and then. I manage to fix them with stretches and exercises, but they return after a while of not exercising my forearm. Your videos give me alternative ways of dealing with these pains.
You sir deserve a golden throne in valhala or something.... my good friend thank you so much, i'm dealing with a really annoying pain (muscular overload) below my thumb and in therapy they never really dig into my forearm muscles and the pain was still there. And i haven't play in a couple weeks to prevent further injury but with your videos i really dug into those muscles and use my thumb in circular way reeaaaallly deep in the forearm really help me THANK YOU
I am a drummer/horn player, and tendinitis has really limited my right hand use for several years (I am left handed). This is my last hope, rest hasn't helped much. I tried doing this and it's still sore, but I am able to move finally! Thanks!
i am a guitarist and have pain on the outside of the strumming elbow. I didn't realize how tight the inside forearm muscles were until I watched your excellent video. Now I have a strategy to help release the unhealthy tightness. Thanks very much
Can't thank you enough. 5 minutes into this video and I'm already feeling relief. I have been practicing a lot on guitar lately and my wrist was starting to become sore.
I have had a problem with pain in my little finger (sometimes set off when using my ring finger) for about a month and was resigned to a lengthy rest period before picking up the guitar again. I tried the press, hold, and move technique on the tender area on the side of my little finger last night, along with some press, pull, and release on the top, and just a few hours later I could make a fist with no pain in my little finger. It isn't completely cured yet and I'm thinking that taking a break from guitar for a week or two will still be a good idea but I have already noticed significantly less pain when fretting/bending with my pinky and no pain at all when fretting and bending with my ring finger. Thanks very much Gary - I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video (and the others on your site)
That's awesome, and folks like you are exactly why I built my "free to the world" pain relief website. Keep up the good work and you'll be able to play as much as you'd like. Best, Gary C.
Wow! I was practicing scales as usual and had to stop after feeling some pain. I did these simple exercises and went right back to playing scales without the pain. I am actually anticipating the pain, but not feeling any. THANK YOU!!!
I’ve been struggling with strum arm pain for weeks. Wow. Immediate relief. I suspect this will take more work but a lot of persistent pain relieved immediately.
Such a great and simple video! I’ve been playing guitar and bass my whole life and the last week I’ve been mentally feeling down because of the pain in my wrist and forearm on my fretting hand. These techniques really made me the relief quickly! Thank you!
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This is one of those instances where "too good to be true" turns out to be true. I was dealing with some pretty bad pain in the top of my hand, knuckles, and fingers in my picking hand and tried everything for a couple weeks. I tried this and it literally felt like 75% better after 10 minutes. The next morning it was a noticeable improvement and I massaged it like this throughout the day. Within a couple days the pain was gone. It's been weeks now and it's still gone. Literally like a miracle.
Definitely going to test this, I was getting really worried after not being able to play in 4 weeks. I hope these work. My both brachioradialis muscles are LIT up
Mr. Crowley, thank you very much for putting your time in doing these videos! My hands, wrists and fingers were really bothering me for a couple of months now and these exercises helped a lot!
Let me ask you a question, please. Do you recommend taking a rest period while doing those "pushing muscles" thing, or one can still play guitar moderately?
You can still play. Just keep working on yourself until there is no more pain. And then figure out what kind of maintenance schedule you need. A few times a week, once a week, etc. to keep your arms free. Best, Gary C.
Hello Lisa, That's always nice to hear. Great work by you! Gotta do my part to keep you musicians playing! Just FYI - Gary’s FREE, “Self-Healing Mastery Mini-Course,” is now available at www.GaryCrowley.com Free yourself from fear of chronic symptoms, illness, and disease. Maximize your body’s ability to heal with the science of self-healing mastery. It's "free to the world", so feel free to spread the word. All the best, Gary C.
You are brilliant - if this works, and it feels like it is going to, this is such a profound solution for a lot of people! You need to promote yourself and these solutions more - really fantastic work mate! Can't thank you enough
Hi Matthew, I'm thrilled these techniques are helping you. You are very welcome. I built my "free to the world" website because I know millions of people need them, but I do fall way short when it comes to marketing. Your help in telling others about www.Do-It-Yourself-Joint-Pain-Relief.com is greatly appreciated. Any links you can put on Facebook, Twitter or other sites will only help other people find this free website. Together, who knows how many people we can help! All the best , Gary C.
No worries Gary - just one quick question - my sore tissue is predominantly on the outside of my forearm starting a few inches below the elbow and moving down for a few inches of the forearm). Similar to the place you work towards the end of this video, but more on the other side of the forearm. I get some pain particularly when I move the wrist backwards and forward. Do you have any tips specific to this area? Or should I just use the same methods in this video on those areas?
Thank you SOOOOOOOO much for this video. My forearm has been absolutely killing me every time I’m done playing my guitar. This helped so much. Thank you!
Thank you so much . This is really helpful . I just followed what you were doing as the video was rolling having never done this before and felt a difference within a few mins. I shall keep this up thank you again
Oh man, thank you very much! I did many types of streches and exercises, but they didn't work. And this helped me a lot. I think I should consult a doctor anyway, because I have a slight numbness in my little finger and it scares me, but the wrist pain is gone
Great. Glad to hear it. Your little finger could still be from tight tissue. Your C8 (eighth cranial nerve) from your lower neck, upper back area could be causing the numbness. Keep up the good work! Best, Gary C.
Hi Slooky, You are very welcome. Glad to hear it helped. And just FYI - my free website www.do-it-yourself-joint-pain-relief.com/ has videos for every joint in your body, if you ever need it. All the best, Gary Crowley
thank you for this video! I play the castanets. This is for sure useful! today I followed your video and already felt some relieve. Will follow for many days thank you will update.
An entire Elbow Pain Relief series is here waiting for you, haha www.do-it-yourself-joint-pain-relief.com/elbow-joint-pain.html All free. Best, Gary C.
Thank you so much Gary!! I just started doing them and the feeling is like night and day. I have never felt so relaxed in such a long time. God bless :)
Thanks so much, Gary! You are very kind to do this and your instruction is so great! I will work on this and then go to video 2. The pain I'm having is in my left thumb on my fretting hand. Luckily, I'm not having a problem with my strumming/picking hand - because it hurts my left thumb to work on the right arm muscles! Thanks kindly, again! I will be sharing your videos on my Utube page. Well Wishes, Nina
Thank you so much. I used to have to take the week off from playing my banjo after playing for a few hours because my wrist would hurt so much. The pain literally went away after doing this just once.
You are very welcome. I’m glad to know it worked for you. And just FYI - my free website www.diyjointpainrelief.com/ has videos and text for every joint in your body, if you ever need it. It’s “free to the world,” so please help spread the word. All the best, Gary Crowley
You are very welcome. I’m glad to know it worked for you. Great work by you! And just FYI - my free website www.diyjointpainrelief.com/ has videos and text for every joint in your body, if you ever need it. It’s “free to the world,” so please help spread the word. All the best, Gary Crowley
Hi Gary. Great video thank you very much. As well as feeling pain on the point on the muscle i'm in contact with I also invariably feel a sort of loosening sensation in my shoulder. Do you have insight as to why I'm feeling this and what other problems that might suggest?
Hi Gary, great video. Thanks for posting. My pain is concentrated on my fretting hand/back of wrist tendons. When I pull my hand down towards the palm, the tendons on the back or top of my wrist hurt a great deal. I’ve had full blown tendinitis before. Im seeing you focus on the under side of the arm but I’m assuming I should move the thumb pressure to the top of the arm for this symptom? I am doing both sides at the moment as I think the gym has me tight everywhere. I just mention it because the pain is concentrated on the tendons themselves and I’m worried about damage and how long to treat like this before returning to my instrument. Thanks again!!
Hi, my name is Bruno, I'm a classical guitar student here in Brazil. First of all I would like to congratulate you on your videos! I'm having a problem that not even my orthopaedist could help me with. Whenever I play I feel a certain tension in the phalanx of the fingers that I do fingering (especially in the middle finger), I almost do not feel pain, but it is as if my finger was a little stiff so that with little training time touching something that needs more agility I already feel it like he's tired, and then I can not move it any faster, because it's like my finger has become a bit stiff. I always take care to play as relaxed as possible! I do not know what is happening! I have already done electromyography and ultrasound tests and did not show any changes! Do you have any thoughts on what it might be? Thank you for your attention! :)
Thanks for this awesome free video. I seem to have golfers elbow from playing guitar (and probably going to the gym, doing push-ups ect..) Is this all the same? I've had mine for 2 months now and its not going away....but doing this stuff definitely makes it feel much better. Can I keep playing guitar while I have this or should I stop until it heals? Thank you!
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Ok. So I see this is from 2014! It’s now 2022.
I searched far and wide on RUclips for practical clear ways to fix my guitar playing pain issues. I watched other ad filled nonsense AND long disguised ads that tricked me into watching.
BUT, YOUR’S IS THE BEST ADVICE I HAVE FOUND. Folks, forget it’s old and has simple production.
THE INFO NICELY DONE. I might watch every day for months to come.
Please add ads. You should receive royalties for this. It’s the best I’ve found.
Hi Curt, I'm glad my video helped you. I assume you are talking about other people's videos when you say, "I watched ad filled nonsense AND long disguised ads that tricked me into watching..." I wasn't quite sure the first time I read it. That said, my videos are monetized with RUclips, but they only get me about a tank of gas worth of revenue month. That's why I added the "BuyMeACoffee" link in the description, but I don't think most people see it. At this point I'm just thrilled my videos for every joint in the body are still helping people. RUclips's algorithm really prioritizes new content, so folks have to dig these days. Probably TMI for you! Sorry.
Thanks again for the kind words.
All the best,
Gary C.
@@garycrowley1 - I edited my comment to make it more clearer that I found your video to be far more helpful and concise than the sea of videos out there addressing guitar playing elbow pains. Grateful for your insights. You would do well to enable ads before and/or during your video. It’s worthy of more income for the insights and expertise. Thanks so much.
I'm crying with happiness right now. I was worried I would never be able to play without enduring pain. Thank you Mr. Crowley.
That's great to hear, my friend. You are very welcome.
Thanks for commenting.
All the best,
Gary C.
2 months thum tendonitis before i saw this video. After 2 day massaging my forearm and thumb the pain and inflammation are fading away. I still cant believe it really ... THANK YOU!
You are very welcome. Glad to hear my videos have helped. Keep up the good work. And thanks for commenting.
Best,
Gary C.
Take tumeric as well bro it's amazing
was just thinking what a waste to practice for all these years, love to finally play decent , and then start getting pain. you are a golden god , thanks for this
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You are very welcome. I'm thrilled my techniques can help keep you playing.
Thanks for commenting.
All the best,
Gary C.
I tried many things to get rid of my pain with no hope but only this worked. Very well explained, it makes so much sense. Thanks a lot for sharing this information.
Hi Fabio,
I'm glad to hear the techniques helped you. You are very welcome.
And thanks for commenting.
All the best,
Gary C.
This method really works!! I can´t stress enough on how this helped me. My palmaris longus tendon (fretting hand) hurted a lot from too many hours practicing without taking breaks in between. I was a little skeptical at first, specially because I was afraid that doing this would cause more damage, but I gave it a shot, relaxing one muscle of my forearm at a time, and it really worked! I feel much better now, and hope to be able to play again very soon.
Gary, you're a life saver and I will be forever grateful.
Same here. I thought I would have to give up the guitar. This saved me.
This information is absolutely priceless.Thank you so much for this Gary. You are a very good man.
Thanks Gary too, I picked up an injury last week from playing Allan Holdsworth chords grrr.
A VERY good man. Thank's Gary. My next few decades of playing are dedicated partially to you.
This was a fantastic video that has really made a world of difference for me. Thank you. I cannot recommend this video enough.
Hey Ron, Glad to hear it helped. Great job by you!
Best,
Gary C.
You're a guitarist's hero.I developed slight pain in my forearm from 6 hr per day practice sessions and this instantly fixed it. Thank you, sir!
That's really great to hear. You are very welcome. Great job by you! Keep up the good on yourself, so you can play forever.
Best,
Gary C.
Hi, How long did you do it for? did you have a daily routine for these stretches? Were you playing guitar at the time or did you take a break and wait till you were fully recovered?
Thank you so much for putting this stuff up for free!!!!
I've been struggling with my arm aching since 2014 now. (It hurts on the topside of my arm between the elbow and my wrist - feels like the big forearm muscle area?)
I went to every doctor, had magnetic resonance imaging done, even of my neck.
They put my arm in a cast for 2 weeks.
I had x-rays of my arm done, they even did an electroneurography at a neurologist to check if my nerves where functioning correctly.
I have been to a chiropractician and a sportsdoctor. I took inflamation medicine.
But to no avail :(
Nothing really helped. I have never once heard of guitar tendonitis until i recently came across it while googling!?!?!
What helped me most so far was doing stretches i found online and now im gonna try this in addition!!
Hopefully it will help!
As long as i can feel pain while putting pressure on it, shall i keep doing it? Or can i go overboard when i do it regularly on a daily basis?
And in another video, someone mentioned Nutrition is very important too, but i have to buy his book to find out about it. Would u recommend taking any supplements that help with this problem?
Thank you so much again for your help! I have hope that even I can be pain free someday :)
You are very welcome. You can't really overdo it. If you do it throughout the day and certain area get sore from the work, just move to other areas for a day or so. Keep up the good work. I don't find nutrition to be an issue, but if you want to give it a try, then I don't think it would make things any worse.
All the best,
Gary C.
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Free yourself from fear of chronic symptoms, illness, and disease. Maximize your body’s
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You've got to be f*ing kidding me. I went from not being able to twist my door knob or use a computer mouse without discomfort. To an immediate 85% ish reduction in pain from the technique described in this video. It's such a drastic change with so little time/effort I feel like it's a cheatcode or something. Thank you so much to the creators of this youtube video! Absolutely life changing.
Hey Brandon, Glad to hear it helped. It's a one man show over here at "universal studios south," so it's just me. You are very welcome.
All the best,
Gary C.
Absolutely lifesaving. I am a very serious guitar player who started to develop pain in my picking wrist. I was terrified at the idea of having to stop playing for a year like so many people have had to do. For me, the forearm muscles that released the pain were on the side of my forearm on the thumb side. So make sure to try that if the muscles in the center aren’t releasing pain
Heyy, how's you going today?
Thank you for sharing. Been playing a lot of guitar lately after a long hiatus. Woke up with tendonitis symptoms. After only a few minutes of your exercises things cleared things up. Awesome :)
That's great to hear! I'm glad you gave my techniques a try.
Thanks for commenting.
Best,
Gary C.
Are you serious ? This helped me. I had this pain for weeks now, i tried everything but ntg worked. Thank you so much, now i can get back to playing my guitar.
That's great to hear. And exactly why I made these videos. Great job by you!
Best,
Gary C.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! I thought that I was going to need surgery or something drastic, but just figured out it was from playing guitar and found your video. You rock, man!
That's great to hear! Thanks for commenting.
Love the profile pic.
Best,
Gary C.
Wow, Gary, thank You! You are saving my guitar playing! Thank you thank you thank you!
I tried this method and the pain relief was instant. Thank you so much for sharing this information for free, i owe you a lot sir.
That's great to hear. Good work by you!
Best,
Gary C.
Hi. Passing by to say thank you.
My forearms were tight as bark and I couldn't do open-palm pushups for the longest time. Your principles and way of dealing with the body have improved, not just my wrists and arms, but my whole life greatly. Yesterday, after working on my forearm and hand muscles for many days, I was able to do 30 open palm pushups.
Thank you so much.
You are very welcome. Yes, you get it, the principles apply to your whole body. It's very empowering to be able to fix yourself. I'm glad you gave the videos a try. And thanks for the coffee! ☕️
All the best,
Gary C.
This website is a true gift, I return to it again and again for various aches and pains that arise, I wished I remembered it earlier when new troubles arrive. Thanks Gary, a million thanks
You are very welcome. I'm thrilled the videos have helped you.
And thanks for commenting.
Best,
Gary
this video really teaches you to view your body as a machine that you can maintain and fix rather than just some mysterious blob that just works or not as the case may be.
Gary I can't thank you enough! I have been dealing with these pains in my left hand (fretting hand) for years. I'm 41 years old and I have been playing since I was 13... even thought I had several years where I didn't play much, time has taken its toll. I did mechanic work for over 10 years which obviously made it worse and 7 years ago I moved into CAD drafting and that too has worsened the condition. I accepted that it was just normal and have found thru the pain, hand numbness, etc. I am looking into seeing a doctor to check me for carpal or cubital tunnel syndrome and I still probably will to be safe, but after 10 mins of doing this method, the tension is gone! The pain is still there, but definitely not much more than a fraction of what it was. I wish you all the best and will be promoting your page!! God bless!
That's wonderful to hear. Please keep at it and things should continue to improve. And here's my free full Wrist Pain Relief page,
www.do-it-yourself-joint-pain-relief.com/wrist-pain-relief.html
It will give you more to do than just this quick fix.
All the best,
Gary C.
Awesome thank you sir!
This has been the most helpful thing I've found to help with wrist pain, and I very much appreciate it. When I keep up with it, I stay much more loose and painless. Thank you.
Great to hear. I love helping to keep the music playing!
All the best,
Gary
Thanks a lot really. I started to have pain on the inner side of my lower forearm, picking hand, a month ago and despite a dreadful 2-week rest the pain comes back quickly. Today I had to cut short 40mins in and was feeling miserable, until I saw your video and did the relief you show in the video. Nothing hurts right now but I don't dare going back to playing right away. Thanks again.
How's you going today?
@@Haise-san Totally fine for a good 2-3 years now. Even better since I started to practice 100% standing up. A lot of bad forms can't happen when you stand up with the guitar strapped high and angled up. I do feel myself getting tense from time to time but try to play a bit with your eyes closed - you can immediately feel which parts of your body is tensing for no reason at all.
@@WinkingWizard1900 Oh that's so nice to hear, glad you're doing well, also thank you for the advice! Cheers
Incredible fix. I’ve been in pain for a month. Icing. Stretching. Cbd. Nothing has worked. Until now! Thank you so much
Hey Shaun, Great to hear. I'm glad you gave it a shot. And great work by you. Nothing like being able to fix yourself...very empowering.
All the best,
Gary C.
Thank you so much for this video! It really works! After trying these treatments my wrist feels so much better!
Gary, I have played for 11 years and this immediately gave me results. Thanks so much!
That's great to hear. You are very welcome. Thanks for commenting.
And just FYI - my free website www.do-it-yourself-joint-pain-relief.com/ has videos and text for every joint in your body, if you ever need it. It’s “free to the world,” so please help spread the word.
All the best,
Gary Crowley
THANK YOU GARY! I am a performing guitarist and singer. My right arm (used for pretty aggressive sometimes high energy strumming and finger picking on amplified acoustic guitar) was really hurting bad to the point where I had to stop playing to let it subside, I think due to tendonitis (self diagnosed). I used a ton of Salonpas.
I did what you showed in video #1 and almost immediately (!) the pain and stiffness vanished. Miracle! Thank you again, you made a huge difference in my life!
I worried over the pain in my right forearm for nothing. It's already starting to feel better after just a few minutes of doing the exercises. Thank you!
You are very welcome. Keep up the good work!
All the best,
Gary C.
My man, i can honestly say, everytime i get serious about fixing myself, i find you! Wish i could remember that everytime i have muscle pain. Great Vid!
Glad to hear it. I try to only put up techniques that actually work. Great work by you!
Best,
Gary C.
Wow. I tried this and immediately felt the relief!! Been massaging my wrist for a week. But as soon as I tried the press/release I felt the relief! Thank you so much for the help!!
That's wonderful to hear. Great work by you! Keep up the good work.
Best,
Gary C.
This technique is beyond good, thank you for sharing this Gary. You're awesome.
Hi Sir.
I tried and it worked.
Still need to do the exercise at least as a pre warm up before the first guitaring session of the day.
Worth it ☺️
God bless from Belgium
Great! Glad to hear it helped.
Best,
Gary C.
Thank you Gary for posting nothing but positivity from a view of nothing but a willingness to help people. Bless you.
You are very welcome. Too many folks out there in pain who don't need to be if someone just shows them what to do.
All the best,
Gary C.
You are very welcome. Great work by you!
Best,
Gary C.
This is awesome, thank you so much! I still do have a bit of soreness even after doing these exercises, but pretty negligible compared to before.
Great! Keep at it and it will continue to improve.
Thanks for commenting.
Best,
Gary C.
Gary, I would like to express my deepest gratitude. Your physiological wisdom has almost instantly resurrected my arms.
Thank you so much! I am forever grateful
Hello Tom, That is truly wonderful to hear. Folks like you are exactly why I built www.diyjointpainrelief.com/ Keep up the good work.
All the best,
Gary C.
Honestly - that helped so fast. I was having trouble drinking coffee this morning and this has made such a difference. Thank you so so much.
If you had something set up for donations I’d do it I’m so happy. I’ll be back to playing in no time.
Hi Danny, I'm glad it helped. And since you mentioned it, here's the link to my "Donate" page on my website, www.diyjointpainrelief.com/donate.html
All the best,
Gary C.
You are amazing, thank you so much!!! Even just knowing this is possible, it already kinda totally changes the mental game of trying to stay healthy. Ahhh, also, just came back to edit my comment now, because I just glanced at your other videos, and I recognize the hip ones - your suggestions helped me a ton with my hips and lower back a few years ago..! I treat them myself now regularly and hardly ever have big episodes of lower back pain any more. It has been years now..! Thank you so much. I work overseas in places with almost no doctors for this kind of ongoing stuff, and I can’t tell you how grateful I am to be able to learn this approach and try things on my own. It gives a person peace of mind!
You are very welcome. I'm thrilled my videos have helped you so much. Keep up the good work!
All the best,
Gary C.
I had wrist pain on my fretboard arm from playing guitar, and I found the forearm stretching exercises (pressing with thumb of the other hand) really worked for me. Thank you!
That's great. You are very welcome. Keep up the good work!
Best,
Gary C.
Thank you so much Gary! I have been struggling for years with this problem. For me it originated from playing drums and has since made all my instrument playing very difficult, but these techniques kicked the pain almost immediately, I didn't have to sit with it for 15 minutes, thank you again for giving this extremely helpful advice, cheers!
EscaFlurgen Hello Esca,You are very welcome. I'm thrilled to know it helped.
And thanks for commenting.
All the best,
Gary Crowley
Thank you for this! I've been playing for 19 years and just recently ran into a lot of left forearm and wrist problems. Playing guitar is a huge part of my life and I was really starting to worry that I might not be able to play anymore. I'll be doing these exercises regularly now.
How has it helped a year later?
How about now?
Great video! These are great myofascial release techniques that can be used on any part of the body. If your muscles are really tight then you can combine the push-pull-release with a lengthening of the muscle, ie. you’re pushing the fascia in the lengthening direction of the muscle while actively stretching the muscle by contracting the antagonistic muscles (the muscles working in the opposite direction of the tight muscle), this forces your tight muscle to relax while you’re lengthening the fascia surrounding the muscle. This isn’t a quick fix however since fascia is much slower to relax than muscles are, which is a good thing since the role of fascia is to create stability, but annoying when it becomes overly tight, but if you do it repeatedly you will most likely see improvement unless the cause of tightness is something other than keeping the arm static for too long while playing guitar. If you want to learn more techniques for releasing tight muscles, I suggest searching for videos on pin-and-stretch, MET (Muscle energy technique) & myofascial mobilization.
I did this and got nearly instant pain relief. Thank you!
You are very welcome. I'm glad you gave it a shot. Great work by you!
Best,
Gary C.
I just tried this in front of the computer as I'm watching and I feel the difference. Thank you!
You are very welcome. Glad you gave it a shot.
Best,
Gary C.
Thanks for your videos. I get tennis elbow and ulnar wrist pain every now and then. I manage to fix them with stretches and exercises, but they return after a while of not exercising my forearm. Your videos give me alternative ways of dealing with these pains.
Wow! I can't not believe how much tension I'm releasing from my forearms. Thank You so much Gary!!!
Awesome, awesome, awesome. Great job by you. Keep up the good work!
All the best,
Gary C.
You sir deserve a golden throne in valhala or something.... my good friend thank you so much, i'm dealing with a really annoying pain (muscular overload) below my thumb and in therapy they never really dig into my forearm muscles and the pain was still there. And i haven't play in a couple weeks to prevent further injury but with your videos i really dug into those muscles and use my thumb in circular way reeaaaallly deep in the forearm really help me THANK YOU
Great, great! A "throne in Valhala".....I'll take it. Thanks! haha
All the best,
Gary C.
Trigger pointing...why on earth didn't I think of this. That referred pain is great. Thanks, making a huge difference.
You are very welcome. Always happy to help a musician. Great work by you!
Best,
Gary C.
I am a drummer/horn player, and tendinitis has really limited my right hand use for several years (I am left handed). This is my last hope, rest hasn't helped much. I tried doing this and it's still sore, but I am able to move finally! Thanks!
i am a guitarist and have pain on the outside of the strumming elbow. I didn't realize how tight the inside forearm muscles were until I watched your excellent video. Now I have a strategy to help release the unhealthy tightness. Thanks very much
+Elliott Shapiro
Great! You are very welcome. Happy to help the music keep playing!
Best
Gary C.
Can't thank you enough. 5 minutes into this video and I'm already feeling relief. I have been practicing a lot on guitar lately and my wrist was starting to become sore.
That's great to hear. Good work by you! And thanks for commenting.
Best,
Gary C.
I have had a problem with pain in my little finger (sometimes set off when using my ring finger) for about a month and was resigned to a lengthy rest period before picking up the guitar again. I tried the press, hold, and move technique on the tender area on the side of my little finger last night, along with some press, pull, and release on the top, and just a few hours later I could make a fist with no pain in my little finger. It isn't completely cured yet and I'm thinking that taking a break from guitar for a week or two will still be a good idea but I have already noticed significantly less pain when fretting/bending with my pinky and no pain at all when fretting and bending with my ring finger. Thanks very much Gary - I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video (and the others on your site)
That's awesome, and folks like you are exactly why I built my "free to the world" pain relief website. Keep up the good work and you'll be able to play as much as you'd like.
Best,
Gary C.
Wow! I was practicing scales as usual and had to stop after feeling some pain. I did these simple exercises and went right back to playing scales without the pain. I am actually anticipating the pain, but not feeling any. THANK YOU!!!
Hi Brian, You are very welcome. That's what these videos are for - real results. Good job by you!
Thanks for commenting.
All the best,
Gary C.
I’ve been struggling with strum arm pain for weeks. Wow. Immediate relief. I suspect this will take more work but a lot of persistent pain relieved immediately.
Hey Howard, Glad to hear it helped. Yep, just keep at it and things should get better and better as you go. Great job by you!
All the best,
Gary C.
Hey Gary,For somebody who loves to play guitar , your video has been a God send. Thanks so much.Regards, Tom
Hey Tom,
Glad to hear it. I'm glad to help keep you playing.
All the best,
Gary C.
Such a great and simple video! I’ve been playing guitar and bass my whole life and the last week I’ve been mentally feeling down because of the pain in my wrist and forearm on my fretting hand. These techniques really made me the relief quickly! Thank you!
You are very welcome. I love helping out musicians. I'm glad you gave it a try.
Best,
Gary C.
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This is one of those instances where "too good to be true" turns out to be true.
I was dealing with some pretty bad pain in the top of my hand, knuckles, and fingers in my picking hand and tried everything for a couple weeks.
I tried this and it literally felt like 75% better after 10 minutes. The next morning it was a noticeable improvement and I massaged it like this throughout the day. Within a couple days the pain was gone. It's been weeks now and it's still gone. Literally like a miracle.
That's really great to hear. Glad you gave it a try. Great work by you!
All the best,
Gary C.
thank you so mucy i had an aful pain on the top of my left wrist and now i feel such a relief thank you so much
You are very welcome. I'm glad it worked for you.
Thanks for commenting.
All the best,
Gary C.
Definitely going to test this, I was getting really worried after not being able to play in 4 weeks. I hope these work. My both brachioradialis muscles are LIT up
Mr. Crowley, thank you very much for putting your time in doing these videos! My hands, wrists and fingers were really bothering me for a couple of months now and these exercises helped a lot!
That's great to hear! Thank you for commenting.
It helps others know this actually works.
G
Thank you so much Doc. You are saving people's souls not just hands! Thanks a million. Be blessed.
You are very welcome. Spoken like a true artist!
Best,
Gary C.
Let me ask you a question, please. Do you recommend taking a rest period while doing those "pushing muscles" thing, or one can still play guitar moderately?
You can still play. Just keep working on yourself until there is no more pain. And then figure out what kind of maintenance schedule you need. A few times a week, once a week, etc. to keep your arms free.
Best,
Gary C.
You are very welcome. I'm glad it helped.
All the best,
Gary C.
This really worked! I am SO grateful! Thank you.
Hello Lisa, That's always nice to hear. Great work by you! Gotta do my part to keep you musicians playing!
Just FYI - Gary’s FREE, “Self-Healing Mastery Mini-Course,” is now available at www.GaryCrowley.com
Free yourself from fear of chronic symptoms, illness, and disease. Maximize your body’s
ability to heal with the science of self-healing mastery. It's "free to the world", so feel free to spread the word.
All the best,
Gary C.
Provided me with pretty instant relieve - will continue with the pressure techniques and stretches. Thanks Gary!
Great! Glad to hear it. You are very welcome.
All the best,
Gary C.
This is very precious ... it really helps !
Thank you very much for such kindness and generosity.
All the best in your life.
You are very welcome. I'm happy to help keep you musicians playing.
All the best,
Gary C.
You are brilliant - if this works, and it feels like it is going to, this is such a profound solution for a lot of people! You need to promote yourself and these solutions more - really fantastic work mate! Can't thank you enough
Hi Matthew,
I'm thrilled these techniques are helping you. You are very welcome. I built my "free to the world" website because I know millions of people need them, but I do fall way short when it comes to marketing. Your help in telling others about www.Do-It-Yourself-Joint-Pain-Relief.com is greatly appreciated. Any links you can put on Facebook, Twitter or other sites will only help other people find this free website. Together, who knows how many people we can help!
All the best ,
Gary C.
No worries Gary - just one quick question - my sore tissue is predominantly on the outside of my forearm starting a few inches below the elbow and moving down for a few inches of the forearm). Similar to the place you work towards the end of this video, but more on the other side of the forearm. I get some pain particularly when I move the wrist backwards and forward. Do you have any tips specific to this area? Or should I just use the same methods in this video on those areas?
Same methods, my friend, same methods.
Go for it.
G
Thank you SOOOOOOOO much for this video. My forearm has been absolutely killing me every time I’m done playing my guitar. This helped so much. Thank you!
You are so very welcome. I'm glad you gave it a try. Great job!
Best,
Gary C.
Thank you very much Gary. You are a kind soul.
You are very welcome. I'm glad it helped. Keep up the good work.
Best,
Gary C.
thanks, more help than my doctor. really does work.
Glad to hear it. Thanks for commenting.
Best,
Gary C.
Thank you so much . This is really helpful . I just followed what you were doing as the video was rolling having never done this before and felt a difference within a few mins. I shall keep this up thank you again
Hey John, Glad to hear it helped. yes, just keep at it and things should keep improving. you are very welcome.
All the best,
Gary C.
Oh man, thank you very much! I did many types of streches and exercises, but they didn't work. And this helped me a lot. I think I should consult a doctor anyway, because I have a slight numbness in my little finger and it scares me, but the wrist pain is gone
Great. Glad to hear it. Your little finger could still be from tight tissue. Your C8 (eighth cranial nerve) from your lower neck, upper back area could be causing the numbness. Keep up the good work!
Best,
Gary C.
thanks Gary, really appreciate this!
Hi Slooky,
You are very welcome. Glad to hear it helped.
And just FYI - my free website www.do-it-yourself-joint-pain-relief.com/ has videos for every joint in your body, if you ever need it.
All the best,
Gary Crowley
That last one really helped. I play Celtic Backup for a fiddler. So I get the pain in my strumming hand, wrist/base of the thumb.
Glad to hear it. Keep up the good work.
All the best,
Gary C.
Thank you so much Gary! My fret hand was in pain and useless and now I can actually type after this video.
Awesome! Glad to hear it.
Thank you! Blessings
You are very welcome! I'm glad it helped.
Best,
Gary C.
thank you for this video! I play the castanets. This is for sure useful! today I followed your video and already felt some relieve. Will follow for many days
thank you will update.
That's great to hear. I'm glad it's helping. Keep up the good work!
All the best,
Gary C.
That's great to hear. I'm glad it's helping. Keep up the good work!
All the best,
Gary C.
I can't thank you enough for posting this
Ah, you are very very welcome. I'm happy to help keep you playing!
Best,
Gary C.
I'm learning a new fingerstyle song and I'm having pains in my elbow. And you video helps me out to get rid of the pains - thank you :)
An entire Elbow Pain Relief series is here waiting for you, haha
www.do-it-yourself-joint-pain-relief.com/elbow-joint-pain.html
All free.
Best,
Gary C.
Thank you very much for the video, I do this with a tennisball instead of my thumb and roll up and down while opening and closing my hand.
Thank you so much Gary!! I just started doing them and the feeling is like night and day. I have never felt so relaxed in such a long time.
God bless :)
Thanks so much, Gary! You are very kind to do this and your instruction is so great! I will work on this and then go to video 2. The pain I'm having is in my left thumb on my fretting hand. Luckily, I'm not having a problem with my strumming/picking hand - because it hurts my left thumb to work on the right arm muscles! Thanks kindly, again! I will be sharing your videos on my Utube page.
Well Wishes,
Nina
Hi Nina,
Thanks for giving the video and techniques a look!
All the best,
Gary Crowley
This actually works thankyou been suffering this recently.
Thanks for sharing this. pretty amazing finding
god bless your soul sir.
Glad to be of service, my friend.
Best,
Gary C.
Thanks a lot, you‘re great. Greetings from Germany
Gary - this is amazing! It works. Thank you!
You are very welcome, Dave. I'm glad it helped!
Best,
Gary C.
Virtually healed me overnight with this. Thank you Sir.
Thanks so much! Very useful! It worked pretty well for me after a couple of weeks, combined with icing and arnica
Nice. That sounds like a good protocol. Keep up the good work.
Best,
Gary C.
Thank you so much. I used to have to take the week off from playing my banjo after playing for a few hours because my wrist would hurt so much. The pain literally went away after doing this just once.
You are very welcome. I’m glad to know it worked for you.
And just FYI - my free website www.diyjointpainrelief.com/ has videos and text for every joint in your body, if you ever need it. It’s “free to the world,” so please help spread the word.
All the best,
Gary Crowley
You are very welcome. I’m glad to know it worked for you. Great work by you!
And just FYI - my free website www.diyjointpainrelief.com/ has videos and text for every joint in your body, if you ever need it. It’s “free to the world,” so please help spread the word.
All the best,
Gary Crowley
Hi Gary. Great video thank you very much. As well as feeling pain on the point on the muscle i'm in contact with I also invariably feel a sort of loosening sensation in my shoulder. Do you have insight as to why I'm feeling this and what other problems that might suggest?
this is the same as runners knee...very interesting!
Thank you! This truly helped me.
Great to hear!
Thanks for commenting.
All the best,
Gary C.
Great exercises. Thank you!
4mins in and you cured my 3 year old wirst pain
I'm so glad to hear it! Great work by you.
All the best,
Gary C.
Hi Gary, great video. Thanks for posting. My pain is concentrated on my fretting hand/back of wrist tendons. When I pull my hand down towards the palm, the tendons on the back or top of my wrist hurt a great deal. I’ve had full blown tendinitis before. Im seeing you focus on the under side of the arm but I’m assuming I should move the thumb pressure to the top of the arm for this symptom? I am doing both sides at the moment as I think the gym has me tight everywhere. I just mention it because the pain is concentrated on the tendons themselves and I’m worried about damage and how long to treat like this before returning to my instrument. Thanks again!!
This is amazing!!! Thank you so much! You just saved my life
Thank you very much.u did a great video for all guitarist.love from India.
You are very welcome. Happy to do my part to keep you musicians playing.
All the best,
Gary C.
Hi, my name is Bruno, I'm a classical guitar student here in Brazil. First of all I would like to congratulate you on your videos! I'm having a problem that not even my orthopaedist could help me with. Whenever I play I feel a certain tension in the phalanx of the fingers that I do fingering (especially in the middle finger), I almost do not feel pain, but it is as if my finger was a little stiff so that with little training time touching something that needs more agility I already feel it like he's tired, and then I can not move it any faster, because it's like my finger has become a bit stiff. I always take care to play as relaxed as possible! I do not know what is happening! I have already done electromyography and ultrasound tests and did not show any changes! Do you have any thoughts on what it might be? Thank you for your attention! :)
such an amazing video!!! thank you SO much
You are very welcome. I'm glad it helped.
Best,
Gary C.
Thanks for this awesome free video. I seem to have golfers elbow from playing guitar (and probably going to the gym, doing push-ups ect..) Is this all the same? I've had mine for 2 months now and its not going away....but doing this stuff definitely makes it feel much better. Can I keep playing guitar while I have this or should I stop until it heals? Thank you!