Klarinet Archive - Posting 000860.txt from 1999/05
From: "dew@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl]tendinitis and carpel tunel syndrome
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 13:35:26 -0400
An individual's chances of developing tendonitis or carpal tunnel syndrome cannot be predicted--at least, not in this for=
um. If you feel pain during/after playing your clarinet or typing or whatever you may do repeatedly with your hands, se=
e if you can change your position to eliminate the discomfort. These injuries are repetitive stress injuries, which actu=
ally have far less to do with age than with the way you use your body for any length of time.
I developed tendonitis as a young clarinet player in high school. A physical therapist showed me some exercises and gave=
me a wrist brace. The condition did not improve for about 4 years. A teacher of the Alexander Technique was the one wh=
o showed me how to get rid of the problem--in my case, my posture was the culprit. In 3 weeks, the pain was gone and 7 y=
ears later, there are no signs of it.
Obviously, these problems are totally individual, but I think in most cases, they can be avoided. Finding how to avoid t=
hem is the tricky part.
All the best,
Denise
At 12:10 AM 5/18/99 -0700, Nicholas Yuk Sing Yip <nyip@-----.edu>
wrote:
>I am just curious on what are the chances of me getting tendinits or
>carpel tunel? I had recently a young colleague of mine get tendinitis.
>There are probably several variables involved such as age, but anyway I
>want to know.
>
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