Picking Motion Causing Wrist Pain
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Motion Mechanics
I'm not sure if I can identify my picking motion. I want to say it's either dart thrower or reverse but I'm not sure. I've been experiencing wrist pain for the last year+ and I'm desperately trying to diagnose the cause. I have a teacher who I'm working with but we just started and I wanted to get some other perspectives. I've sent him this same video. In it, I'm just doing the classic chromatic exercise on my 8 string. I tried to do this without thinking much because I think whatever motion I do that causes the pain tends to happen when I'm no longer able to think about what I'm doing. It doesn't help that I still don't feel like I understand what I'm doing or what my ideal motions should be despite the year long effort. I have three videos, in one I switched from the Dunlop Flow pick to the smaller Jazz III. I switched from Jazz III's after the pain started and it's impossible to know if that's helping. But I decided to include footage of using the smaller pick to see if someone can see a distinction in the motion and, hopefully, which motion seems healthier. I also included some string skipping on the lowest strings because this is the easiest way to cause an amount of pain that means I have to stop playing for at least a week. I took these videos yesterday and I'm icing my wrist today. So I think this footage shows whatever my incorrect motion is. I just can't identify it and more importantly I don't know how to correct it. I have an older TC from about a year ago that shows me earlier in the process. I've made almost no progress since then despite going to physical therapy, now two teachers, and receiving that TC feedback. I need help and I'm beginning to thing no one can provide it.
The conventionally attached video is old, this is the one I'd like you to watch: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SrPUQ05bqpwUdGJPq7IAxDwUQkOb5nMH
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