Klarinet Archive - Posting 000439.txt from 1998/07

From: "Steven J Goldman, MD" <gpsc@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Tendonitis
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 12:50:52 -0400

Be careful here. There are good and bad chiropracters (as with all medical
profesionals). Some know their limitations, and some will try to cure
everything with manipulating the spine - If all you have is a hammer, the
whole world looks like a nail. If the problem is carpal tunnel or some other
localized problem, chiropractics (?) won't do diddle. Surgery should be an
option only when the others have failed, but it is an opiton. TMJ has
multiple causes and some can be helped by a chiropracter, and it has
absolutely nothing to do with carpel tunnel syndrome or
(probably)tendinitis.

-----Original Message-----
From: Aimee E. Kratofil [mailto:kratofil@-----.com]
Subject: [kl] Tendonitis

No one has mentioned a chiropracter. I developed jaw problems (read
TMJ) after a exceptionally long playing weekend a few months ago. The
dentist gave me muscle relaxers and said the next step was an oral
surgeon! I chose the chiropracter instead. It has worked! And I know
how to prevent it again. He is also helping with a foot problem
involving "connective tissue".

A good chiropracter could probably help with your arm/hand. And from my
attendance at piano workshops, Carpal Tunnel is preventable and
definately treatable WITHOUT surgery. Check all your options. Oh, also
the chiropracter had me continue to play during treatment, to assure
that the *treatment* was causing the improvement, not just a break from
playing. New concept, huh?

Best of Luck!

Aimee Kratofil

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