Mudlark, i dont know what you do musically so i dont know if what i say will have any possible relevance at all. But i feel the odd left hand problem creeping in (right hand too, come to think of it).basically, I dont play as well as i used you, and its a fact of life that direction is unlikely to reverse itself. What I've found myself doing is trying to remember the good songs i used to do that work without a guitar, and singing them in social contexts, and lo and behold, people are starting asking for them.doc watson or robert johnson i aint going to be again but then i never was. I hope there is a simple medical solution to your problem...but ifthere isnt...there's still a lot of fun to be had out of music.Good luck