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    Nov 29, 2011, 02:02 PM
    Why does my arm hurt when I play piano?
    My arm started hurting after playing on the piano a couple days ago.

    I've been doing everything that my teacher tells me to do when I play.
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    Nov 29, 2011, 02:07 PM
    What part of your arm hurts -- the forearm or from the elbow to the shoulder? Both arms?

    Is the piano playing a new thing for you?
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    Nov 29, 2011, 02:16 PM
    Not really. I've been playing for 5 years now.

    And it's my right forearm that hurts.

    It only hurts sometimes, though. I just don't know why.
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    Nov 29, 2011, 02:20 PM
    The right hand does much of the work with the melody in treble clef, so maybe the pieces you are playing now are more complicated, with more fingers involved in chords, stressing your forearm muscles?
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    Nov 29, 2011, 02:27 PM
    Are you tensing up? I always tensed during lessons and ended up with muscle spasms.
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    Nov 29, 2011, 02:34 PM
    Yeah,I'm working on a pretty hard concerto at the moment.
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