Your music depends on healthy nerves that run from your neck to your finger tips. One of the most important nerves is the median nerve, which is involved in carpal tunnel and thoracic outlet …
Stretch the Impossible Knot in the Side of Your Neck
Most musicians I've worked with have had a knot in the muscles on the side of their neck that just won't go away. Stretching can help, as long as you get in the right position and don't irritate …
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How to Properly Stretch Your Thumbs
The thumb is one of the most important areas, and most commonly injured areas, in musicians. These muscles are often over-used and strained, so making sure you help these muscles recover is …
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90-90-90 Mid Back Rotation
If you're tired of doing the Mid-Back Rotation and Arm Sweep and feel like your ready for an intermediate middle back stretch, I have the exercise for you. The 90-90-90 Mid Back Stretch will have …
How and Why Musicians Get Injured
The main way that musicians get injured is overuse. If you understand how overuse injuries occur you can do two important things. Luckily you don't need a degree in biology to understand how …
Podcast with Crushing Classical
Recently I had an amazing conversation with Jennet Ingle of the Crushing Classical Podcast. We had a great conversation about musician's health and why I think there is so much that musicians can to …