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I have had some interesting dicsussions with friends the last week that accentuated the need for regularely stretching our muscles. Problems build during the years and sooner or later the body strikes back. I also know of several bass players that have had problems with their hands. So lets not cheat on this.

Streching is different than ordinary warmup. You stretch your fingers for example two by two to their utmost position for about 30 sec and then you rotate on all fingers and wrist. Use your imagination and vary the positions. Do it slowly and use the other hand or something else (a table) to move the fingers slightly beyond their limit, but don’t hurt yourself. Do this several times a week when you have time. It is better to do it a few times thoroughly than rushing it over every day in a few seconds. If we neglect this, tension can begin to build up in the hand with pain and worse as result. I have no medical traning but this is what I have picked up and is practising myself