Hurts So Good
ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, SHREDDING CAN MAKE YOUR WRISTS AND SHOULDERS GO OUCHIE
By Adam Kovac
ADAM FORSTER
IF YOU’VE EVER gotten wrist pain after spending hours perfecting the “Stairway to Heaven” solo, you can breathe a sigh of relief: you might be a boomer, but old age isn’t necessarily the cause.
In a recent study published in the scientific journal PLoS One, a team of researchers from Israel’s Tel Aviv University found that playing guitar can lead to developing musculoskeletal injuries. Or, in words that a bassist could understand: Shredding can make your wrists and shoulders go ouchie.