In the last article, we looked at how to evaluate your posture and playing position and experimenting with alternative styles. Quickly going back to posture, if you're attempting to find your natural position, try this exercise: Drop your arms down by your side so that your arms, hands and fingers are absolutely limp and pointing to the floor. Next raise your forearms at the elbow, so that they are horizontal, pointing at the piano. Then let your hands drop at the wrist as if you were about to play a piano note. This is your natural playing position. Experimenting using this as your......READ MORE

In the last article, we looked at how to evaluate your posture and playing position and experimenting with alternative styles. Quickly going back to posture, if you're attempting to find your natural position, try this exercise: Drop your arms down by your side so that your arms, hands and fingers are absolutely limp and pointing to the floor. Next raise your forearms at the elbow, so that they are horizontal, pointing at the piano. Then let your hands drop at the wrist as if you were about to play a piano note. This is your natural playing position. Experimenting using this as your......READ MORE

In the last article, we looked at the proper way to assess your posture and playing position and experimenting with different styles. Quickly returning to posture, if you are trying to find your natural position, try this exercise: Drop your arms down by your side so that your arms, hands and fingers are absolutely limp and pointing to the floor. Next raise your forearms at the elbow, so that they are horizontal, pointing at the piano. Then let your hands drop at the wrist as if you were about to play a piano note. This is your natural playing position. Experimenting using this as......READ MORE

In the last article, we looked at the proper way to assess your posture and playing position and experimenting with different styles. Quickly returning to posture, if you are trying to find your natural position, try this exercise: Drop your arms down by your side so that your arms, hands and fingers are absolutely limp and pointing to the floor. Next raise your forearms at the elbow, so that they are horizontal, pointing at the piano. Then let your hands drop at the wrist as if you were about to play a piano note. This is your natural playing position. Experimenting using this as......READ MORE

Are you suffering from nagging or extreme neck pain and not sure what to do about it? Have you been to the medical doctor and left with steroid injections, muscle relaxers, and pain relievers? If you answered yes to any of the above questions this article is for you. Some people reading this article might know nothing about chiropractic or chiropractors and some might go to one every month. In either situation, this article will educate both kinds of patients on neck pain and how to get relief. The more you learn about your neck pain, the easier it will become to beat it and live pain free. ......READ MORE

If you are experiencing chronic pinched nerve neck pain, don't hesitate to see a chiropractor for a consultation. The following article discusses causes, symptoms, and effective methods of chiropractic treatment for pinched neck anguish. You can damage or "pinch" a nerve in a variety of ways: overstretching the nerve, constricting the nerve, or compressing the nerve. Neck pain can result from spinal misalignments or bony growths in your neck that occur from arthritis or any degenerative disease that places pressure on the nerves. You may suffer from neck anguish due to spinal stenosis, a......READ MORE

If you've ever worked a desktop computer or written by hand for an extended period, you'll know how easy it can be to begin developing cramps and tenderness in your arms, hands and fingers. Many people are stunned to find that this is due to incorrect postures and methods that are employed while doing these activities, rather than simply doing the activity itself. Piano playing is no different from this. If you consider it, it involves sitting at a desk (of sorts) and doing the same actions over and over for extended periods. To get to the bottom of this, we've put together a guide......READ MORE

Plenty of folks have back pain and simply don't know the way to relieve the pain. There are lots of strategies you need to use toward dumping your back trouble. Tips provided in this piece can help you learn how to alleviate your back pain problems. When it comes to back pain, ice is mostly a particularly effective analgesic. When applied shortly after an injury happens or after any activity that causes pain it can radically help recover you faster. The best combination is ice application and massaging therapy used at the exact same time. Using ice also helps to alleviate back trouble, as......READ MORE

Fibromyalgia is a health condition characterized by severe widespread pain, disturbed sleep, increased fatigue and joint stiffness. Patients of Fibromyalgia have also known to exhibit symptoms, such as tingling, numbness, bowel problems, and cognitive dysfunction. This condition will surely get your life off balance. The pain from Fibromyalgia can make the patients suffer with persistent headaches, back pain, leg cramps, and arm pain. Many of these symptoms are chronic in Fibromyalgia patients but their intensity may vary throughout the day. There is no specific age group known to develop......READ MORE

Many kinds of foods are promoted by the food industry as healthy options that result in weight loss. In most situations, this is definitely not true. These so-called healthy, natural, or fat free foods are processed and consist of terribly unhealthy ingredients that won't help with weight loss. These are a few of the most blatant offenders. Butters. Processed butter substitutes contain extraordinarily unhealthy fats and chemicals which will thwart your efforts to lose weight. Do not accept claims about being natural or lo-fat. It just isn't true. What is your best alternative? Organic......READ MORE