Ep125 Physiotherapist Mark Tsai Offers Advice on Dealing with Hand Cramping

Guitar Music Theory

Desi Serna

Musictheoryforguitar, Guitar, Guitarscales, Performing Arts, Guitarmusictheory, Music, Guitarlessons, Arts, Guitarchords, Guitartheory

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🗓️ 15 July 2022

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

In episode 125 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I welcome back Physiotherapist Mark Tsai to discuss some recent problems I've had with my hands. We talk about how the way you hold your guitar determines the amount of flexion in your wrists which could cause issues that lead to cramping. I play a little bit of the bass line from Journey's "Don't Stop believing" and explain how my hand locked up halfway through the song at a recent gig. We even get off into the weeds a bit and talk about chronic pain and the books of Dr. John Sarno and Alan Gordon that have helped heal so many people.

Video
https://youtu.be/pA3-aWo13F4

Physiotherapist Mark Tsai
https://www.woodbinephysiotherapy.com/

Podcast Ep81 Hand Anatomy with Physiotherapist Mark Tsai
https://guitarmusictheory.libsyn.com/ep81-hand-anatomy-with-physiotherapist-mark-tsai

Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by John E. Sarno MD
https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Back-Pain-Mind-Body-Connection/dp/0446557684

The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain by Alan Gordon
https://www.amazon.ca/Way-Out-Revolutionary-Scientifically-Approach/dp/059308683X/

FlexEx Patented Hand Exerciser https://www.amazon.com/FlexEx-Patented-Hand-Exerciser-Strengthener/dp/B075H8GDLT

🎸 What do you SPECIFICALLY need to do in order to play guitar better? Visit https://GuitarMusicTheory.com - answer the questions about your playing and get FREE custom video instruction calibrated to your current level.

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0:00.0	In episode 125 of the guitar music theory podcast I welcome back physi
0:05.8	physiotherapist Mark Tsai to discuss some recent problems I've had with my hands. Greetings guitar engineers.
0:23.0	Welcome to the guitar music theory podcast. I am your host
0:36.4	Desi Cerna and today I welcome back physiotherapist Mark Tsai to discuss some recent problems I've had with my hands.
0:45.0	We talk about how the way you hold your guitar determines the amount of flexion in your wrists,
0:51.0	which could cause issues that lead to cramping. I play a little bit of the baseline
0:55.8	from journeys Don't Stop Believing and I explain how my hands locked up halfway through the
1:00.9	song at a recent gig. We even get off into the weeds a little bit
1:05.1	and talk about chronic pain and the books of Dr. John Sarno that have helped a lot of people.
1:11.5	It's going to be a great discussion and I actually posted the video from our
1:15.4	Zoom meeting to YouTube and Facebook so you can go to either platform and just search Desi Cerna
1:22.1	Guitar plus the words Mark
1:24.3	sigh that's T S A I and you should be able to find that video
1:29.2	it's helpful to watch the video because we discuss hand anatomy and talk about some different movements and exercises
1:35.8	you can do.
1:36.8	All right, before we get started, what do you specifically need to do to improve your
1:41.4	guitar playing? Go to my website guitar music theory.com
1:46.0	answer the question I ask you about your playing and I'll send you free custom
1:49.7	video instruction calibrated to your current level. Whether you're a beginner still
1:53.8	needing to learn the basics or you're an advanced player who wants to delve
1:57.0	deeply in the theory or you're somewhere in between. I have a free video course for
2:01.6	you that can help you fill gaps in your plan and learn some new
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