# what do percution, tennis and wanking have in comon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-percution-tennis-and-wanking-have-in-comon/43242 "2000-11-29T19:54:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BornDodgy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@BornDodgy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BornDodgy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-percution-tennis-and-wanking-have-in-comon/43242/1 "2000-11-29T19:54:39Z")
They might give you an aching wrist/hand. Ouch. Percution in my case. I got my lil Mexican drum (my first one hehe) yesterday and I already got a somewhat swallen hand - but I cant stop - I am addicted. And it already sounds quite good. 🙂 But folks - anybody know if this is normal or if I am just doing something wrong? Any musical horror stories? (or tennis or wanking wrist stories?) _grins_ Noisy b. dodgy ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-percution-tennis-and-wanking-have-in-comon/43242/2 "2000-11-29T19:58:43Z")
Jeez! No wanking stories, but I’ve had my share of percussion injuries. I have tendonitis in one of my wrists, and when I play maraccas or the “shaky egg” with our throw together band, I often get bad swelling and soreness. A day or two of rest helps a lot. Try doing some stretches on your arm and wrist before playing (or wanking, if that’s a problem). Soaking in hot water seems to help with the swelling and Ibuprofin (make sure you aren’t allergic) is good for swelling, too. Oh, and stop doing that- you’ll go blind. Zette ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-percution-tennis-and-wanking-have-in-comon/43242/3 "2000-11-29T20:31:42Z")
I am a drummer and like all drummers I have injured myself many times. I have hit my thumb on many occasions as well as my nose. The best one however was when I was about 13 years old. I was wearing my glasses because my contacts were bothering me and sitting on my bed practicing my rudiments. I got a little over-zealous and hit myself in the face and immediatly everything went blurry! No eye damage though… I split my glasses right in two and they fell off my nose! Needless to say my mother was not very happy with me. I also have had some wrist problems which were aggravated by playing but I don’t know of many people who GET wrist problems from playing though I suppose it is completely possible. ---
**Author:** ![andyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@andyman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andyman)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-percution-tennis-and-wanking-have-in-comon/43242/4 "2000-11-29T20:37:02Z")
I play bass guitar (more like used to), and played in a few bands in college. During one intense afternoon practice we ended up working on “Higher Ground” by the Chili Peppers for about an hour. I was just learning how to ‘slap and pop’ and by the time we were done my wrist was killing me and I’d ripped open a hole on my right middle finger. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-percution-tennis-and-wanking-have-in-comon/43242/5 "2000-11-29T20:48:41Z")
Hmm… does playing the drums with a broken wrist count? I did that for a few weeks… ---
**Author:** ![Ivar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ivar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ivar)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-percution-tennis-and-wanking-have-in-comon/43242/6 "2000-11-29T23:24:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by andyman \* > \*\*I play bass guitar (more like used to), and played in a few bands in college. During one intense afternoon practice we ended up working on “Higher Ground” by the Chili Peppers for about an hour. I was just learning how to ‘slap and pop’ and by the time we were done my wrist was killing me and I’d ripped open a hole on my right middle finger. \*\* First and foremost, “Higher Ground” was originally performed by Stevie Wonder. Second, have you ever seen the video of the Chili Peppers, where they show Flea before a show, filling the hole in his thumb with super-glue, then bandaging? It was sick! ---
**Author:** ![andyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@andyman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andyman)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2000, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-percution-tennis-and-wanking-have-in-comon/43242/7 "2000-11-30T02:53:53Z")
_Originally posted by Ivar_ > [@](#): > > First and foremost, “Higher Ground” was originally performed by Stevie Wonder. I know, I know! At that time I had no idea, but after finally hearing Stevie’s version, I think I like the original better. Still, I can understand Flea’s need for bandaging his fingers like that. The couple Chili Pepper song I learned would leave my fingers in terrible shape, and I highly doubt I had close to the calluses he has.