Musicians Maintenance

Protect Your Music Career from Pain and Injury

Open Up Your Upper Body

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Playing almost any instrument for a long time will lead to stiffness and tension through the shoulders and upper back.

One of the best things you can do to recover faster and prevent stiffness from turning into pain is to give these areas a good stretch after playing.

Here’s one of my favorite exercises to do just that.

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You may notice in the video that my right shoulder is quite a bit less flexible than my left.

It’s normal for your dominant shoulder to have less ability to reach behind and up your back. Mine is a little stiffer than I’d like. Right now it doesn’t bother me, but if I don’t take care of it, it gets even tighter, which usually starts to cause shoulder or neck pain.

Once I get back to stretching the area, things get back to normal fairly quickly.

Whenever you're ready, there are 4 ways I can help you:

1. 5 Minute Morning Mobility: A 5 minute mobility flow to release the tension in muscles that matter so you're body is ready for all the playing you'll do that day.

2. 10 Minute Evening Recovery: 10 minutes of gentle stretching the most important areas for musicians. Includes nerve glides and proper finger tendon stretches. It's the best thing you can do for your body.

3. The Musician Specific Strength Program: The best thing you can you can do to prevent injury is get stronger in the muscles that matter. This program will transform your body so it never limits your music. It's comprehensive and provides maximum benefit for the minimum time possible.

4. Personalized Coaching: If you need the peace of mind of a personalized program built by a musician's health expert, I offer 1-on-1 coaching to a very limited number of clients. Start your transformation here.

If Your Music Education Didn't Teach You How to Take Care of Your Body...

The Musician's Maintenance Starter Kit Will. Learn the muscles that matter for musicians. Learn a safe, simple exercise for each muscle. Transform how your body feels while you play in just 5 minutes per day