Klarinet Archive - Posting 000730.txt from 1996/02

From: ncrocker@-----.EDU
Subj: Re: Help!
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 14:40:15 -0500

> I've just discovered that I have tendonitis in my right wrist. Can
> anybody give me any advice on this one - such as what worked, what
> didn't, etc.

I was having some problems with this myself, and here is what I came up
with.

Tension. That's the big killer for me. I went to a freind who had
tendonitis problems, and he taught me a series of stretches that takes
about 10 min, which I do before the first time I play and after the
last. When I became aware of the tension in my right hand, I also began
to notice tension in my back, my neck, my throat....

I got the weight of the instrument off of my wrist with a neckstrap. It
helps.

I also type quite a bit. I got one of those pads for my wrist. Those
things are great.

Nichelle