It is an open secret that playing drums needs greater physical effort, than playing any other instrument. That’s why drummers are predisposed to traumas. Some drummers can play during many decades without traumas. But unfortunately, not everyone is so lucky. It does not matter, whether you are a beginner or a professional, anyone can be traumatized while playing.

One of the most widespread maladies of drummers is a pain in “external” part of an elbow. Why does one get it? Repeating up / down movement involves in process not only extensor of a wrist and a group of flexors, but also many other small hand muscles, which are responsible for motor movements of a hand and fingers. Grip of a stick, position of a body and arrangement of your drum kit are the factors, to which it is necessary to pay attention for preventing a painful feelings in “external” part of an elbow.

If you start to feel spasms in a hand or pain in elbows and forearms, lower the tempo of playing, or change your technique. It is useful to make a break in playing. Only if you do not feel these pains any more, continue to play, if pain repeats, consult a doctor.

Ice applying to the injured place can be the first aid, if you get such a trauma. As soon as inflammation goes down, massage this place, and do some therapeutic exercises. Though each case is individual, on the average, you need no more than several weeks to solve the problem. The main thing is: do not use self-treatment, address an expert.

The best way not to get a trauma is prevention of it. Muscles and sinews which are flexible and strong have fewer chances to become damaged. Now we will tell you about some exercises, which can be useful for you.

Here is the simplest exercise. Toughen and relax hand muscles, for example, toughen a hand on a breath, keep a muscle toughened during 7 seconds, then do an exhalation and relax it, then do the same with another hand.

Do exercises for muscle stretching. Serially describe arcs by hands over your head. This will remove stress from brachial muscles. Make this exercise until you feel comfortable. Then change direction of movements. After that join hands together and stretch them above your head, then hold your arms from behind, as far as possible. Hands should remain straightened.

Stretch one hand before you palm up, then take a hand and pull it down as intensively as it is possible. Repeat during 20 seconds 3 times.

It is useful to train muscles using dumbbells. Do exercises 3 times making 15-20 repetitions.

Remember that you are not bodybuilder, that’s why you do not need big muscles, you need force for good playing.

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