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Hi @Loraine , I am feeling your pain in sympathy. Hang in there. The only thing I have found that allows me to play into the hours and hours zone is not practicing harder but the opposite: practice playing easier. It gets back to your old “tension manager” which you correctly identify as feeling a “pain” when you are playing. I would suggest your tension level might need more tweeking? only a suggestion.
Lately I have been dealing with my fingers going numb on my fretting hand after playing a bit. To correct this, the moment I feel my fingers starting to numb I stop my right hand activity and work on relaxing my hand/arm while keeping where I was on the fretboard fretted. It allows me to fine tune my shoulder elbow wrist while relaxing my hand in position. When I get it all lined up my feeling comes back into my fingers and play continues.
I am a stretching fanatic too…without it I would not be where I am. Stretch gently and slowly, silly putty style.
Healing Vibes Your Way