Klarinet Archive - Posting 000341.txt from 1998/02

From: Bafra@-----.com
Subj: Re: tendonitis
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 21:40:03 -0500

Victoria:

Your body here is trying to tell you something: it can't take it anymore...
Stop playing for a while; I know it's a "bitch" but if you don't want to have
to stop forever... I had a friend who had BAD tendonitis and she didn't stop
playing because she had her final exam to do and she had to stop playing for
good...It got so bad that she could not even take her cafeteria tray!!! And if
you take ibuprofen, it only "masks"
the pain; doesn't cure it... You won't feel pain but the dammage will still be
there.

A few years ago, I was SOOOOO tensed when I was playing; my neck was hurting
and my muscles were as hard as cement... I started to swim (every musician
should swim; it RELAXES the mind and body) and this year, I started to stretch
all my body --especially the arms, hands and neck-- before playing and I think
it is almost necessary to do. I take a good 5 minutes to do it.

Don't forget the body is an incredible "machine" and it needs care and
consideration.

I hope your problems will take little time to go away and maybe you can try
some of my suggestions?!?
Elizabeth

   
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