Lately I've been experiencing pain in my index finger knuckle (big knuckle at base of finger)on my fretting hand. It really hurts when hitting the E string in the first few positions. It seems that in order to hit these notes on the E string on the skinny part of the neck, the index finger bends in a tight, awkward fashion. Question is , do I need to work on technique, or is that a common repetitive injury to have on that index knuckle? Any ideas on how to speed up recovery without having to quit playing for a few weeks?
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