Klarinet Archive - Posting 000034.txt from 1999/02

From: Ravel1024@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Pains in hand
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 18:42:16 -0500

Dee Hays wrote:

>Actually this poster should consult BOTH a medical professional and a
professional clarinet teacher. It sounds as if his/her hand position is
very bad and if it is not corrected, the problem will simply recur and
eventually the medical professional may end up advising the person to quit,
get surgery, or other treatments. Yes you need to treat the problem but you
also need to get at the root cause. Even if the medical person is familiar
with musicians injuries, there is only so much they can do.<

Thank you, Dee. I plan to do exactly that. While I'm not having problems
now, I plan to have my professional clarinet teacher pay particular attention
to my hand positions, especially my left hand at my next (and subsequent)
lessons. She is aware of my history.

Is it Occam's razor that states or implies that the simplest (or the most
obvious) solution is often the correct one? If so, that may be in operation
here. I consulted briefly with my primary care physician who indicated that
it *might* simply be from using muscles I haven't used in a while...(and I
guess 40 years qualifies as "a while"). He also added the proviso that if any
pain or discomfort continues or gets worse to come in for more thorough
diagnostic measures, etc.

I appreciate your concern. Thanks for the input.

Ravel

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