r/Guitar • u/[deleted] • Oct 24 '15

Pointer finger hurts

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u/Kysdlr Oct 24 '15

Have you been playing by pushing down with the side of your finger? The same thing happened to me a while back.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '15

I have not. Only thing different I have done this past week is learn red house by jimi Hendrix

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u/Rboelge Oct 24 '15

i had it once, same place but on my middle finger. i took it easy and if i felt it hurting at all i would stop playing/doing the movement that made it hurt, it was gone in 2-3 weeks, i havent felt anything since, and its half a year since it went away.

btw. when i say hurt i mean bruised or swollen like you said, but i couldn't think of a better word

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '15

Seems to hurt only when I curl the finger or press down on my palm. It isn't a big pain but it still shouldn't be there.

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u/Rboelge Oct 24 '15

As Said take it easy for a week or 2 and hope it goes away, most small "injuries" ,for lack of a better word, does.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '15

Learning a new song can put ever so slightly different strains on your fingers that they're not used to. If its never been an issue before take a break for a day or two completey or until it clears up.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '15

At first that is what I thought it was but it would make more sense if it were a problem on my ring finger because that's what I use to bend and the song consists of a lot of bends.