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The injection has made it better but it's been 10 days and it is still apparent morning and night. Doc says give it 3 months and if not better... another injection. If worse before then, surgery. It is jamming at two points and not just one.
I got it done on NHS.
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jal is it expensive for the private jabs?
Yes I'd rather not undergo surgery if possible though I read a few folk here have had it a few times. But yeah... surgery on the tendons... if you're a guitarist............... !!!
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Odd about your pushups dilemma. I used to rock climb a lot but developed bad inner elbow and forearm pain and inflammation, but returning to old fashioned pushups with palms on the ground helped me regain flexibility and range of motion. I've stopped climbing, and doing dumbbell press routines 2-3x per week seems to be helping a lot with elbow and wrist strength and comfort.
I'm also a worrier and I notice when I wake up my fists are always clenched very tightly - doesn't help!
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People who speak languages other than English, where the thumb is also regarded as a finger and included in the count of ten digits. Also, if you're sticking to the stricter English sensen, polydactyls. Such as Hound Dog Taylor. Five fingers, one thumb on each of his Hound paws from birth. He took the "superflous" one off his picking hand under considerable influence of intoxicants because it got in the way of his playing.
Eighteen months ago I stopped using a pick. I'd always used finger and thumb for bass, took that technique to the guitar and, little by little added extra fingers, mostly thumb plus three, once in a while something needs the little finger as well. I'll probably never use a pick again, this is so much better. Wish I'd done it 40 years ago.
I put my little finger down often, heel rest a bit, and float above the strings when needed. I'm not sure what "when needed" actually means, I just do it without conscious thought. I don't know what the expert consensus is on anchoring when using a pick, but fingerstyle teachers seem pretty consistent in saying that an anchor (be it little finger down or forearm on the guitar body) is important for accuracy.
PS: watched Molly Tuttle the other day flatpicking at Warp Factor 9, switching between finger-anchoring and forearm resting. Worth hunting that clip out.