Thanks for those youtubes. I'll check them out. It's odd as I have recently been working on exactly that posture from advice from someone who teaches kundalini yoga. I hold that posture generally, but somehow it all goes off as soon as I have a mandolin in my hands. I think there probably must be an ideal position for each person, whereby you can keep the instrument away from your body, without it causing tension in your arms. I actually think what I might do is play simple things for a while with my eyes closed, good posture, deep breathing, and see if my body will show me how to do it. Ommm
2010/2/17, Don <[email protected]>: > Hey Robin, > > I went through the same thing with a PT. It was torture but I can play > pain free now. Good correct posture was the key for me for remaining > pain free after playing. Look at videos of Chris Thile sitting down > playing all hunched over. That's what you don't want. You want to play > with good posture, pushing the top of your head straight up to the > sky, chin tucked in slightly, shoulders back not hunched, back > straight. Keep that posture while doing things like working on the > computer and sitting on the couch too. Easier said than done. Also > look for Pete Martin's videos on youtube for the correct way to hold > the mandolin. That's an excellent resource for playing in a way that > won't cause you physical problems. Seems too simple, but it's > important. > > Did your PT give you some exercises? Strengthening the muscles you > need for good posture and the muscles you use playing mandolin will > also help. > > Good luck with it. Don > > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 7:02 AM, Robin Gravina <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Just had a gruelling physical therapy treatment this morning, for a fall >> while ice skating (!); she is a really excellent therapist, and while she >> was at it, she discovered a sore and knotted place under my left shoulder >> which she couldn't explain, until I mentioned playing the mandolin, which >> made perfect sense to her. >> I had no idea that my playing position was causing me pain, so I was >> wondering if anyone had any routines, stretches, or things they do in >> order >> to keep everything relaxed whilst playing and not get to the point where >> you >> need someone to torture you on a massage table. >> Best >> Robin >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Taterbugmando" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Taterbugmando" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > -- Enviado desde mi dispositivo móvil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en.
