Poor Hand Circulation

[WAYNESWORLD]

Sorry to say getting to that time in life where my body keeps reminding me parts could do with a service or replacement. I’m getting real issues with poor hand circulation lately. My right hand especially gets cold which makes playing faster lines a bit more tricky. Please don’t slate this idea but do any of you play with fingerless gloves to help keep hands warm and if so do they help. Any other suggestions are welcome. I do massage my hands as got a bit of arthritis showing up along with those bumps on the inside of my hands which sit on the tendons .Although they don’t bother me much.Although a time machine would be a great all points of view are welcome along with what will be I’m sure the obligatory Micky taking about had numbness’s. 

[Len_derby]

I suffer from very cold hands, to the point where I can’t use them to do simple tasks like unfastening buttons! Consequently, when playing anywhere that’s not pretty cosy I use hand warmers. The reusable, plastic ones are probably the most sustainable but I find the one-use ones more effective. I keep one in each trouser or jacket pocket and hold on to them as often as I need to. I’ve tried various glove solutions over the years but none have really worked for me.

[WAYNESWORLD]

Thanks Len I will take a look.👍

[MacDaddy]

There was a thread a while ago (years?) about wearing gloves to play

@xilddx was an advocate.

[NoRhino]

Search online for compression gloves and buy a couple of pairs.  Might feel odd initially but you'll soon get used to them and no-one will even notice so don't be shy.  

[Downunderwonder]

Eat a couple of ripe bananas two hours before you go on.

[WAYNESWORLD]

Just been checking out these compression gloves cheers. I’ll give any ideas a go. Thanks for the replies .

[Paul S]

+1 for compression gloves. I bought some as I am getting a spot of arthritis in my fingers and it really does help that. Keeping hands warm is a bonus side issue 😊

[Geek99]

Turmeric with curcumin helps - needs a month before you see a difference in arthritis 

also ask your GP if there is a hand clinic at your local hospital-I had a tendon loosening operation on my right hand wrist which took away all tingling, chills and numbness instantly -op took ten minutes under local anaesthetic 

Edited February 7, 2022 by Geek99

[Richard R]

A hat and/or a gilet. 

I've had cold hands and Reynard's since my teens and get stiff hands or white fingers at the slightest trigger. While gloves and hand warmers work well, I found that by far the best thing is to keep the rest of me warm.  If the body is warm then it doesn't pull the circulation from the extremities to try to reduce heat loss.

[NancyJohnson]

On 07/02/2022 at 20:39, Downunderwonder said:

Eat a couple of ripe bananas two hours before you go on.

 

He's got cold hands, not constipation.

 

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[Downunderwonder]

19 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

He's got cold hands, not constipation.

 

🤣

Fruit contains potassium makes you warm.

[Lozz196]

And really help towards boosting the circulation. As do cranberry juice and salt, all good for increasing circulation which should increase temperature in the extremities.

[Machines]

I suffer from Reynaulds Syndrome occasionally, especially in subzero temps. Particuarly bad when first starting a rehearsal after carrying gear outside and not having much time to warm up, my fingers will go white and numb. No real solution other than time in the warm to get it back to normal.

[Ricky 4000]

I've been getting it for the last 4 or 5 years.

 

Bought the compression gloves and I like playing in them but they're made from nylon stuff, so not very warm.

 

Silk gloves feel nice, but I don't think they'd take too much wear from playing and they're also not very warm.

 

As said above, once fingers are cold they take a lot of warming up. Perhaps keeping the heat in the core / head would help too ...

 

In a cold room, perhaps comp' gloves with fingerless knitted gloves over the top? I may give that a try. 👍

 

 

[WAYNESWORLD]

Thanks guys for all suggestions gloves are on the way and give other ideas a gotoo.If this works though I will run out of excuse’s for playing all the right notes in the wrong order.

[Mykesbass]

6 hours ago, Richard R said:

A hat and/or a gilet. 

I've had cold hands and Reynard's since my teens and get stiff hands or white fingers at the slightest trigger. While gloves and hand warmers work well, I found that by far the best thing is to keep the rest of me warm.  If the body is warm then it doesn't pull the circulation from the extremities to try to reduce heat loss.

This (at least the bit about keeping rest of body warm). I was warned by consultant not to warm hands quickly (hand warmers/hot tap) as that can lead to pain when blood starts flowing again. 

 

I have used gloves with silver in them to keep hands warm before a gig. More recently, my overall circulation has improved courtesy of two dog walks a day, and the Raynaud's has been much better.

[NancyJohnson]

4 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

Fruit contains potassium makes you warm.

 

I worked for a medical company for ten years.  Colostomy products in the main (although we did do the writickets for Reading and Leeds festivals).  Got the runs?  Eat marshmallows.  Bag filling with firm poop?  Eat a couple of bananas.

[Richard R]

2 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

Got the runs?  Eat marshmallows.  Bag filling with firm poop?  Eat a couple of bananas.

 

Want to confuse your bowels, or possibly sent a cheap guitar through the post?
Use these:

[petebassist]

 

On 07/02/2022 at 20:43, WAYNESWORLD said:

Just been checking out these compression gloves cheers. I’ll give any ideas a go. Thanks for the replies .

These 👌

[Islander]

There have been successful experiments with heating on the inner wrist to keep hands warm.  You can buy small handwarmers that would work if taped/strapped in place and would be a cheap way of finding out whether it would work for you. 

[TheLowDown]

I would look at your diet because it's so often overlooked, especially adding foods that encourage good blood circulation and prevent inflammation, as suggested above.

For the gloves, I recently got some fingerless ones for £2.95 being the cheapskate that I am.

Edited February 10, 2022 by TheLowDown