I've been struggling with pain in my hands and fingers for about six months. I'm trying to switch over at least partially to voice dictation, but I share an office with four other people, and my mic picks up their speech. Does anyone have recommendations on how to get around this? Are there special mics that don't pick up outside noise? I also know there are stenographer's masks, but have never even seen one in person, so i don't know how well it works.
I've been experiencing pain in both wrists for about six months. It started with pain in my left thumb from gaming. I've since quit gaming, but the pain has spread to both my wrists. My fingers also feel stiff when I type and use a mouse at work. I did a few months of physical therapy with some relief, but the pain is still there. I've seen two orthopedic doctors and had x rays taken, and they say that there is nothing structurally wrong with my hands and no inflammation in any particular tendon. They couldn't tell me what the source of the pain was.
The pain is generally not debilitating, except that guitar and music is extremely important to me, and I cannot play to the extent that I used to. The doctors couldn't give me any concrete recommendation as to whether I am better off quitting guitar entirely for some time or if some amount of playing is ok or even beneficial. Have any musicians been in a similar situation and figured out some protocol to rehab their ability to play music?
For background, I've done 3.5 years of BJJ. One of my coaches for the first two years had a solid judo background and would work one on one with me. My current gym is also big on teaching ogoshi. However, even with a compliant training partner, I can barely hit the throw. It feels like I'm using too much of my lower back. And if I get any lift, my partner just slides off my back rather than actually going airborne. I've been given a lot of cues about squatting lower and keeping my head up, but they don't seem to stick. I am tall and skinny if that matters.
Has anybody been in this situation or coached a student like this and got them to learn how to do this throw properly?