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Old 05-17-2010, 06:28 PM
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I have been playing guitar for about three years now. I broke a metacarpal bone in my hand and my wrist yesterday during a softball game. I got a fiberglass cast put on this morning. I learned to play the guitar as part of music therapy program because I'm bipolar. I'm always learning new songs. I will have to wear a cast for 8 weeks and after that I might need to wear a splint for a couple of weeks and I will have some therapy. Is it painful to play again after a hand injury and not playing in awhile?
Hi nm_guitarist…
Which hand? Picking or fretting?

Here's what you need to ask your doctor(s)...
''If I’m playing my guitar and feel pain, am I doing further injury?" That is the biggest issue with injury, healing and playing. Then you need to see if there is a way you can adapt your playing for fun and growth.

If it's just pain - I can endure pain and play - but if it's resulting in either slowed healing, mal-formed healing or further injury it's best to wait.

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