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View submission: "Trauma" vs. learned postures from physical activities
I have always said I think playing the violin must be one of the worst things you can do to your body! I can imagine there are probably better and worse ways to do it, but it looks so inherently uncomfortable! I played classical guitar as a child, which also has a weird asymmetric posture, and put myself under a lot of stress to be perfect with it. I enjoyed it but still! Even now in my 40's I can feel patterns of one sided tension I attribute to my classical guitar as a kid/teen. I've just started my TRE practice, I'll be interested to see if it improves! I'm thinking I'm going to get my kids into piano and drumming :-)
Comment by Soft-Competition-740 at 31/01/2025 at 16:44 UTC
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Exactly! I played oboe for about 10 years when I was a kid, and due to the way the weight of the oboe rests on your thumb, my right thumb is still permanently bent a bit. It's not an issue really, but the ballet thing definitely could be... Did some poking around online after the thought occurred to me, and I am certainly not the only one linking pelvic floor issues with dance. It appears to be quite common.