Causes and Remedies for Tendonitis
in String Playing
The Left
Hand
 In regard to
the left hand, the way one depresses the string to the fingerboard is usually
the basic cause of the trouble. The human body is a wonderful machine
consisting of many movable lubricated joints. If any of these joints are locked
and immovable, it will affect the proper functioning of that machine and nature
will give us the warning signal of pain. To ignore this warning and not make
the necessary physical adjustments could eventually lead to tendonitis or
carpal tunnel syndrome. Though it may seem like an oversimplification, anything
wrong in the basic touch of both hands is where the trouble starts.
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The touch of the fingers of
the left hand should have the proper ratio of strength to flexibility. Strength
should not be used in the sense of brute force but rather in the ability to
support a weight and have loose joints at the same time. The ability to get a
free vibrato on every finger in any position ensures that this ratio is
correct. The ability to hold onto the pitch with the fingertip and at the same
time, have all the joints of your fingers and wrist movable is necessary for
producing a free vibrato.
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Right Hand Concerns 
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