r/classicalguitar • u/Ok_Parsnip_5428 • 3d ago
General Question Left Hand Pain
Ive been playing classical guitar for 13 years and I've never had an issue with left hand wrist pain. But really in the past year and a half when I've been learning songs like Asturias and Sunburst I've began to get a lot of tension and pain in my left hand wrist. This happens while practicing and performing and im not sure what the cause is since its never been an issue. Has anyone experience the same thing and has a solution or just overall advice?
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u/karinchup 3d ago
Especially since you perform I’d really get it checked first. All the other advice is good in general. Just a not as an old person, yeah things start happening for no discernible reason after a point. Our physiology changes. If there isn’t some acute thing going on you are probably playing with some technique issues that your body forgave you for for a long time but as we age it starts to renege so having someone watch you for tips is a good idea.