I'm relieved you weren't pissed off by my cheap shot, and I confess to similar problems in the past. You may have it figured out; repetetive actions can cause chronic pain, and you don't realize it, because they're so much a part of your everyday life.

A competition clutch on a hot rod Monza I once had caused terrible hip pains, ( seat location + stiff pedal ) and I never figured it out until I got another car. It never seemed to hurt while I was driving, but all the rest of the time I felt half crippled, didn't know why.

Also, a chop from Gypsey Eyes by Hendrix I used to play on guitar almost had me convinced I had arthritis, until a doctor checked me out and told me otherwise. Sometimes we bend our joints and things beyond their capacity without realizing it, and the only cure is to stop doing the thing that's hurting us.

Welcome to the club.

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