Klarinet Archive - Posting 000345.txt from 1998/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: tendonitis
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 21:40:07 -0500

At 11:36 PM 2/5/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Victoria,
> I'd love to SLUG your teacher! You may have "tendonitis", which is
>a catch-all phrase for a variety of problems associated with tendons,
>cartilage, etc., or you might have Carpal Tunnel syndrome...
>... 3) I am assuming that the pain is in your thumb/forearm, like
>most clarinet/oboists.

This description sounds more like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. I had tendonitis
for a long time (felt like my wrists were constantly slightly sprained).
My left wrist was completely cured when I broke my thumb skiing and the
wrist was immobilized by a cast for 5 weeks. Hasn't bothered me since
(about 16 years). Complete rest does wonders, but is rather extreme.

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