Nickelback drummer Daniel Adair revealed last week that he underwent surgery on his right arm prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.
“I’ve healed fine and am basically learning how to use my right hand!,” the 45-year-old Vancouver native explained.
Adair said after several years of having “increased difficulty with control in my right hand on the drums” he was diagnosed with a pinched nerve in his forearm “which cause some of my muscles not to activate, making my wrist twist in a mechanically inaccurate motion.”
To correct the condition, called Radial Tunnel Syndrome, doctors “cut some muscle away and let the nerve breathe again,” said Adair.
“It’s amazing what one nerve can change.”
Adair joined Nickelback in 2005 after nearly three years as the studio and touring drummer for 3 Doors Down.