"I hate to hear of your injury. Do you have an "Urgent Care Center" in your area? They can usually get you in the examining room in an hour or so and don't cost like an ER at a hospital. Hope you're well soon.
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Strange injury to thumb: Advice / Feedback needed
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Hi, Pleased to be here,This is my first post and wish it was under better circumstances. I'm concerned about a painful injury I sustained while trying out a new technique. I talking about the body…Continue
Tags: blister, blood, tapping, body, injury
Started this discussion. Last reply by Scott D. Holland Nov 1, 2012.
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Scott D. Holland replied to William Hampton's discussion Strange injury to thumb: Advice / Feedback needed
Ronald Harris replied to William Hampton's discussion Strange injury to thumb: Advice / Feedback needed"Hi. You need to get it seen to. You haven't just got inflammation of the nerve ends or any other self healing pain. I would say that you definitely have an injury, most likely a chipped bone. This is not so unlikely as it sounds. At…"
William Hampton replied to William Hampton's discussion Strange injury to thumb: Advice / Feedback needed"Thanks for your advice. My clinic usually has about a 1 month delay for appointments but perhaps if I'm insistant in stressing the urgency of the situation, perhaps I'll get in sooner."
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Sorry for your injury. My best advice is to see a qualified medical professional to check your injury. I've not heard of such an injury happening so fast to a guitar player. It's an unfortunate event to be…"
William Hampton posted a discussionStrange injury to thumb: Advice / Feedback needed
Hi, Pleased to be here,This is my first post and wish it was under better circumstances. I'm concerned about a painful injury I sustained while trying out a new technique. I talking about the body slapping and tapping like I've seen done by players like Jimmy Whalsteen & Andy McKee. Anyway, I haven't seen any specific instruction on how to do this so I just waded right in and have been experimenting with a few techniques. What I was trying was hitting a chord, coming off with the left hand…See More
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- Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
- Amateur or recreational musician, Music teacher, Guitar student
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- 10-20 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
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- Squire 20th Anniversary - Butterschotch = customized. Squire Stagemaster - gunmetal gray - customized. Charvel / Jackson 550CE Acoustic-Electric. Fender Champ 25 - lightly customized. Fulltone OCD ver. 1.4. Boss TU-3.
- What type of music do you like to play?
- Blues, Rock, Classic, Country, and a few other odd styles, (currently similar to Jimmy Whalsteen.
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