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Left Thumb Pad pain

Author: Ben Shaffer
Date: 2014-12-26 19:14

The last month or so Ive been having a fair amount of left thumb pad pain.
Also if I flex or extend the the left thumb it hurts.
I'm thinking the extended playing of the Clarinet may be the cause.
Most of my playing is sitting down.
I rest the clarinet on a small stool in front of me, so there is almost no pressure on the right thumb in back of the Clarinet rest.
That said I wonder if there is a lot of pressure on the left thumb?
I don't know that I'm really applying a lot of pressure
Could this be an overuse syndrome?
Any thoughts on this or ideas for solutions?
I do play the Bagpipe Practice Chanter as well, but it weighs next to nothing.
Ive been playing the Pipes for years with zero pain

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