Re: Drummers with Carpal Tunnel (CTS)?
Tama Drummer wrote:
What stretches do you find help with your wrists/"thumb palm?" I'm trying to avoid having surgery!!!!
I usually use exercises from the book "Stick Control" for a warm up but also quite a few rudimental warm ups especially all versions of paradiddles and double stroke rolls, etc.
I am very cautious of Carpel Tunnel and I learned early on to not play hard. I use more finger, some wrist and not much arm except to direct the sticks. I've been playing 30 years almost every night and never have had any problems with muscles. I have found that certain drum stick companies use a varnish on their sticks that make them more slippery than others which in turn causes tension from trying to grip harder.. In that case I'll rub a bit of gymnastics rozin on the sticks and my hands so I can have a lose comfortable grip without the sticks sliding.
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