alligatorbling
Well-Known Member
When I was 18 (many years ago) I was in a horrible dirt bike accident. It left my right wrist and hand paralyzed. This was due to radial and ulnar nerve damage that happened when my humerus broke. After a year of waiting it was clear that the nerve did not heal or even begin to regenerate.
I went to a university hospital and had a tendon transfer done. To put it simply (as simply as i can, its complicated) they moved tendons around in my arm that used different muscles to do different things. The muscles that were used to flex my wrist and and hand down are now doing double duty, they are also used to extend my wrist and fingers.
So i can use my right arm/hand now. Its limited though. I dont have a lot of dexterity and fine motor movement is limited.
I had to relearn how to play all my musical instruments. I pick different, i drum different, i play keys different.
That originally depressed me and i quit play guitar for a long time because of it. I used to speed pick and fast palm mute. Thats impossible for me to do today. So im left with two options... Mope over it, or learn something I CAN do.
I recently just got back into guitar about a year ago. I have been playing since i was 10 (off and on)
One thing I can do is slow blues. I am going to hone that skill and get as good as i can with what ive got.
Moral of the story, i can obsess on what i cant do... or i can work with what ive got and make the most out of it.
I went to a university hospital and had a tendon transfer done. To put it simply (as simply as i can, its complicated) they moved tendons around in my arm that used different muscles to do different things. The muscles that were used to flex my wrist and and hand down are now doing double duty, they are also used to extend my wrist and fingers.
So i can use my right arm/hand now. Its limited though. I dont have a lot of dexterity and fine motor movement is limited.
I had to relearn how to play all my musical instruments. I pick different, i drum different, i play keys different.
That originally depressed me and i quit play guitar for a long time because of it. I used to speed pick and fast palm mute. Thats impossible for me to do today. So im left with two options... Mope over it, or learn something I CAN do.
I recently just got back into guitar about a year ago. I have been playing since i was 10 (off and on)
One thing I can do is slow blues. I am going to hone that skill and get as good as i can with what ive got.
Moral of the story, i can obsess on what i cant do... or i can work with what ive got and make the most out of it.
