I've been playing for about four months now, but a couple of weeks ago, I started to develop a pain in my left wrist (by my thumb). I am trying to determine what may have caused it and what would be my best course of action. I'm paranoid that playing might make the problem worse, but I really want to play!
Here are a couple of my theories:
Has anyone else had this issue? Do I need to just stop playing until my wrist completely heals? I hope it's not a matter of weeks or months. Do I need to do wrist strengthening exercises? The problem is, I can't tell whether it's just a matter of needing to get used to playing the ukulele (by strengthening my fingers/wrist) or whether I'm actually doing something that is causing damage to my hands.
Your thoughts are much appreciated!
Here are a couple of my theories:
- I am holding the ukulele incorrectly and am bending my wrist too much.
- I started playing the soprano ukulele last month. The pain started about two weeks ago. Maybe the fretboard is too small and I have to strain my fingers too much?
- I bought a ukulele solo book about the same time I started playing the soprano and practiced for a couple of hours per day for several days. Maybe I just overdid it?
Has anyone else had this issue? Do I need to just stop playing until my wrist completely heals? I hope it's not a matter of weeks or months. Do I need to do wrist strengthening exercises? The problem is, I can't tell whether it's just a matter of needing to get used to playing the ukulele (by strengthening my fingers/wrist) or whether I'm actually doing something that is causing damage to my hands.
Your thoughts are much appreciated!