Visual-Kei Kaoru (Dir en grey) suffering from nerve paralysis in his right hand

[Lestat 2167]

Since 2014, Kaoru has been suffering from nerve paralysis and dysfunction in his index finger and thumb. Since recently, his other three fingers have also been getting worse. Currently he is unable to properly play and needs to have his hand taped up during live performances to prevent any further damage. It is unclear whether the issue may resolve itself (or with surgery), but there is currently no further change in his situation.

 

Source: https://t.co/msYghZs9yr

[freesia 714]

Oh my....

Hope his hand gets well soon....

[Licio123 181]

Wow, that is depressing. Hope he heals, after all, his life depends on it (not to mention the fact that he is one hella gifted musician).

[doombox 4421]

This sounds just like how Kazuki from Crossfaith's paralysis started. Only it ended up being a much worse problem.

[Guest lynchisizer]

first Karma now Kaoru, this is indeed a bad day... hope he will recover, would be really sad if we wouldn't get to listen to any of his music anymore

[LIDL 692]

That sounds terrible.

I hope he'll feel better soon.

[Deathtopi4 428]

Today is full of bad news... I hope he can get better T.T

[Chi 2624]

 I hope he has tried to seek medical help before because, as we can see now, it only gets worse.

It is possible to solve this without surgery so I'm hoping that'll be the case.

[emmny 4139]

i cant even joke about this i really cant imagine not hearing kaoru play sjkhjskahjk i hope he gets better

[kukew 87]

Oh no u-u Hope we will get better. ; ___;♥ 

[ChaoticEnding 2070]

Kaoro in Mayan Theatre - Los Angeles

 

 

Source: http://aliw117.tumblr.com/

[Chi 2624]

ugh 

[Deathtopi4 428]

Poor Kaoru T.T

[Ro plz 1290]

Seems like a legit solution if you ask me. Looks like he can still solo and play powerchords based on the vids as well. 

[doombox 4421]

I was curious how he was getting though this tour... I hope it doesn't get any worse.

[Furik 832]

He'll be fine. Happens to a lot of musicians.

[seikun 317]

Perhaps it is similar to what affects secretaries whose hands have to be in the same position on a keyboard for long periods of time in order to type. It ends up kind of suffocating a nerve along the wrist and if it gets worse it needs surgery.

[saishuu 3220]

Perhaps it is similar to what affects secretaries whose hands have to be in the same position on a keyboard for long periods of time in order to type. It ends up kind of suffocating a nerve along the wrist and if it gets worse it needs surgery.

Very likely. I don't remember the exact term in English, but in Portuguese we call it "lesão por esforço repetitivo" (roughly translated as "injury caused by repetitive work"). He probably suffers from numbness in the three nerves that go through the wrist (radial, ulnar and median) due to the nature of the guitar playing. Physical therapy can help, but some cases do require surgery indeed.

[leafwork 814]

He'll be fine. Happens to a lot of musicians.

 

No, this is how you end up with permanent damage/disability. Ignoring problems like this is a horrible idea.

[seikun 317]

Very likely. I don't remember the exact term in English, but in Portuguese we call it "lesão por esforço repetitivo" (roughly translated as "injury caused by repetitive work"). He probably suffers from numbness in the three nerves that go through the wrist (radial, ulnar and median) due to the nature of the guitar playing. Physical therapy can help, but some cases do require surgery indeed.

 

I forgot the name of that syndrome in my own language too, but managed to find it:

 

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed as it travels through the wrist at the carpal tunnel and causes pain, numbness and tingling, in the part of the hand that receives sensation from the median nerve.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome

[Zeus 7997]

I forgot the name of that syndrome in my own language too, but managed to find it:

 

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed as it travels through the wrist at the carpal tunnel and causes pain, numbness and tingling, in the part of the hand that receives sensation from the median nerve.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome

 I don't know if it's CTS or something in that family but as someone that has it he needs to stop playing now. @leafwork is right; the more he pushes himself the worse this gets.

[YuyoDrift 1540]

Hmm. Will evaluate his playing methods and assess how bad it is in person today at the concert.

[doombox 4421]

There is carpal tunnel syndrome, but there are also other things that can cause paralysis, have they released what the cause actually is?