Klarinet Archive - Posting 000363.txt from 1998/02

From: "Diane Karius, Ph.D." <dikarius@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: tendonitis
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 21:40:25 -0500

I would strongly second the advice that you seek out medical advice
from people who are experienced in the RSI's musicians experience -
ice, heat, ibruprofen will limit the duration of the current attack,
but they don't do anything about the real problem, which is probably
related to some aspect of your hand/arm position. Do the ice etc...
but devote some serious effort to finding the root of the problem.

I have problems in my elbow (left, clarinet playing aggravates it due
to the degree of bending ) - I got in the habit of icing immediately
after playing during a flare up to keep the inflammation from
going any further. This greatly reduced my need for the
anti-inflammatories.

Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Health Sciences
2105 Independence Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64124
email: dikarius@-----.EDU