Carpal Tunnel Syndrome explained for Guitar Players: Once Upon a Time in the West Dire Straits

[@anthonymartin8395]

This helped me out drastically! I felt instant relief in my wrists (specifically my Left wrist, I play right handed).Thank you my friend!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Happy it helped Thanks for watching!

[@alastair6356]

Some great tips I am 65 and have played the guitar since I was 15 and this last year I have been getting pains in my wrists finger and thumbs. This is helping many thanks. 🤩👍

[@RTGuitar10]

Thank you very much!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

You're welcome!

[@thomastommy1192]

As always the best from Cesar. You are the very best my friend. I truly wish you a Merry Christmas. God Bless You, my friend.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much my dear friend. Wishing you all the best, to you and your beloved ones!!

[@inner_chaos]

Thank you so much! I'm a beginner guitarist and my right wrist started to hurt today after practice. Better safe than sorry.

[@fabriziochecchia3225]

Merry Christmas my friend! I hope you can enjoy and rest... A big hug

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hey Fabrizio, man, happy new year!!!

[@jo18ist]

Thanks! This is very helpful even for general wrist pain.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks to you for watching!

[@justincourtney8691]

Thanks Cesar. I suffer from a not too severe case of cts. Im a mechanic and have been for 30 years, I will try the exercises to hopefully keep it from getting worse. . Cheers

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hey Justin! Thanks so much for watching! Try the exercises and after a couple of weeks you are going to see improvements... I promise!

[@dalepal]

Merry Christmas to you and yours. Thanks for sharing these exercises that I will add to my daily stretching and exercises.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hey Dale! Is great seeing you around man! Happy new year!

[@U4Eye]

I had two carpal tunnel surgeries Plus Ulnar Nerve surgery and 100% it fixed all my numbness in my fingers and I sleep better.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks for sharing your experience...Of course, when the symptoms are unbearable, the surgery is an option but you will need a good hand surgeon... Cheers!

[@blackcountryblues2194]

Thanks for the advice Cesar, hope you can give Randy some good information🎄🎅✌

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hey C! I will, but I need to know if it has been diagnosed by a neurologist first.... cheers man!

[@Newwaver2007]

Oh, thanks 🙏🏻 I remember having that kinda feel when my hand goes numb when I was sleeping on it. I think it must be very annoying when playing. I‘ll do these :) better safe than sorry

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hello! Thanks for watching! Yes, usually it gets worst at night, because the wrists get flexed... Try the exercises, they are guaranteed!

[@Newwaver2007]

@@CesarAllGuitar Thanks I will. :) A healthy hand plays best :D

[@TimB335]

Great video thanks, I play a lot of guitar and have started developing tingling/aching in one of my fingers - so will give these exercises a go and ease off on my playing 👍

[@ericctheartofnoise8613]

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Hope you and yours have a great one.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much Eric and wishing you the same.

[@mauricedibert2635]

Happy Holidays César to you and your loved ones

[@CesarAllGuitar]

I wish you the same, to you and all your beloved ones!

[@alamosabill201]

Merry Christmas Cesar, I don’t have that problem but sounds like good advice.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much Simon! Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones, my friend!

[@jamiekim6926]

I get it come on when I start playing a lot of guitar unfortunately. I reduced my playing to very little and it went away. But i'm enjoying playing again. Unfortunately it has returned :( I will seek surgery when this pandemic ends I think .

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks for sharing! Take care and try the exercises too...

[@nicolefernandez7792]

thanks pops

[@jltrem]

I'm going on 72. Started playing in 1966. Have had basal joint arthritis (which I had surgery for) and have carpal tunnel syndrome in my fretting hand. Though I've had callouses for over 55 years the carpal tunnel causes my fingertips to be quite sore like a new player. Very annoying.

[@AntonioCavicchioni]

César! Thank you so much! I've been suffering with this carpal thing ( not that bad because I bought another computer mouse) but I really appreciate these exercises. I would like to wish you Feliz Navidad y que el próximo 2020 para ti y para tu familia sea espectacular. Recibe un fuerte abrazo !

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hola Antonio!! Muchísimas gracias!! Te deseo lo mismo. The exercises are going to help you massively, believe me!

[@predragsinko2513]

Great

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks my friend!

[@RandySchartiger]

I love that sound too! any advice you can give for focal dystonia I would be all over it! my hands are next to ruined :'( my symptoms are shaking when ANY muscles are applied and applying too much force like I'm chocking the guitar, no control of how easy or how hard I make the chords and hands drawing/clinching too tight. any advice at all is welcome!

[@blackcountryblues2194]

Damn Randy, you need to seek medical advice mate, please do it!✌

[@RandySchartiger]

@@blackcountryblues2194 I did already, took botex shots and everything they could do but it only gets worse. no known cure they said.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hey Bro! I will drop you an email. But first, have you had the condition diagnosed by a Neurologist? Cheers Randy!

[@blackcountryblues2194]

Damn mate, I hope Cesar can give you some hope!✌

[@mauricedibert2635]

Randy you mentioned focal dystonia, as there is a diagnosis I assume you have consulted a neurologist and a kinesiologist. You might consider relearning how to hold the guitar and posture of your fingers with a classically trained guitar teacher, switiching to slide guitar or using a thin cloth glove. As well as muscle relaxation exercises. Hope you get better.

[@12south31]

I've got carpal tunnel and still play at least 5 hours a day, painfully. I have to use Dunlop Max Grip picks because I have no feeling in my thumb and sometimes index finger, so regular picks move around too much or I just drop them.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

I hope you can recover...it is really painful! Cheers!

[@12south31]

@@CesarAllGuitar You too, thanks a lot!

[@willkupers]

Interesting informative video Cesar. Never heard of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome before.Good to know. Luckily I don't suffer from it. 😅 First impression of the EJ pups, they sound very nice. Very suitable for this song. 👌🏽👍🏼🎸 Wish you a Mery X-mas. 🎄🎸🎄🎅

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hey Will, Marry X-mas man! We see each day more and more CTS in the clinic...problem is that hand surgery is really a complex matter, and the recoveries are long... I am loving the pups, BTW...

[@nos4atu666]

Had to have carpal tunnel and ulnar surgery in both arms it really sucks

[@CesarAllGuitar]

I am sorry to hear. Yep, hat is really painful, and recoveries are long...

[@PaulLebow]

Thanks! I had it for decades. The tingling begins after playing for a few minutes but disappears in a few seconds if I drop my hand and extend arm down - fingers pointing to floor. Comes right back though :-( Do you think one should stop playing entirely while on exercise program :-(((

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hello! Thanks so much! What I do is I perform these exercises before I play, every day, and for me it really works. Thanks!!

[@paulscountry456]

You should do some Morricone covers, those Spaghetti westerns are popular.Good advice here.

[@PooNinja]

Si Si I agree!

[@mauricedibert2635]

@@PooNinja Poo you're everywhere!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Will do! Good advice ...

[@dlm425]

Just started numb fretting hand, should I stop playing g for a week or 2, and splint at night frustration

[@PooNinja]

Appy olidays Sir. Great exercises Doc. My Cts started early with a job at an industrial slaughter house. Then too many years of being a telecommunications lineman. Meanwhilst playin the guitar every other available moment. Do to the (invincible years of youth)I now have a series of daily warm up and cool down routines I go through just to make it through the day. Start yoga young I wish I had Maybe I wouldn’t know so many medical specialist today 🤣

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Look, the good thing is that we are still playing our geetars... Happy Holidays PN!

[@PooNinja]

Yes my friend and having a great time of it too. Merry Christmas Sir and happy new year 🎊

[@TinhBonsai]

You have lots of guitars.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

I do, indeed. But never enough. Thanks for watching!

[@RavenMadd9]

Got that problem big time

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hey RavenMadd9! Try the exercises, and you will see after a couple of weeks....

[@thechuck29]

How do you like the EJ pickups?

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Love them!