Klarinet Archive - Posting 000080.txt from 1995/04

From: Robin Fairbairns <Robin.Fairbairns@-----.UK>
Subj: Re: tendonitis
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 07:18:51 -0400

Randy Blackwell writes:

> I am a registered nurse and an amateur clarinetist. Your first order of
> business is to control the symptoms you are now experiencing. Motrin
> (also known as ibuprofen) is an excellent medication to control
> inflammation and pain. DayPro is in the same family as ibuprofen and
> does the same thing. [...]

If Daypro is indeed an NSAID, then there's one *very* important fact
Randy missed out. If you're already on an NSAID prescription (most
people with arthritis, for example, are), you *MUSTN'T* take any other
NSAID (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen) without reference to your doctor.

Otherwise, I agree with most of what Randy says, except that I do find
a certain amount of relief both from a wrist brace (which my OT calls
a splint) and from a neck strap. Others' mileage may differ...

Robin