Hand & Wrist Health

Is your hand holding you back? From "Thumb Fatigue" in your picking hand to wrist strain during barre chords, most hand pain is a mechanical issue, not a permanent injury. Informed by training in manual osteopathy, these resources help you identify overwork patterns and apply specific movement resets to keep your hands responsive and pain-free.

A middle aged guitarist sitting beside a guitar performing warm up stretches for his hands prior to playing

Longevity & Arthritis

3 Guitar Exercises for Stiff or Sensitive Hands

Sensitive and stiff joints don’t mean the music has to stop. They do mean you need to change how you move. As both a guitarist and a movement specialist with training in manual osteopathy and therapeutic exercise, I’ve spent years helping older players loosen up their hands, protect

A woman sitting at a table with extended Hands and wrist tension caused by guitar playing

Hand & Wrist Health

Hand Tension While Playing Guitar? Try This 5-Minute Reset That Actually Works

Your hands are your instruments too: treat them like VIPs, not afterthoughts. Do your fingers stiffen or tighten up after a few minutes of playing? It’s bloody frustrating right! Your enjoying your jam, maybe alone, maybe in a group, but those fingers always seems to want to pack up

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