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@JulieK_Acoustic52 You are absolutely correct, any kind of shooting pain up your arm is most definately a warning sign. The best thing to do is to include some warm up stretches at the beginning of your practice routine, and also try to limit your practice sessions to 10-15 minutes at a time. It’s much more effective (and easier on your body) to practice 15 minutes twice a day, then to practice 30 minutes all at once.
If you take lessons in person, your teacher can help you with any needed corrections in posture and ergonomics that could be irritating your joints, or preventing you from reaching all those fret stretches… If you’re not taking lessons it might be a good investment to take even just a few to get on the right track and avoid injury.
Best wishes, Carol