Klarinet Archive - Posting 000331.txt from 2002/07

From: "Ed Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (and the doubling question)
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 10:22:04 -0400

Carpel tunnel syndrome is usually associated with a tingling sensation in
the thumb and first two fingers. Find a good doctor!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gillian Craven" <gillian_craven@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (and the doubling question)

> Hi,
>
> What exactly is carpel tunnel syndrome ? I have recently been suffering
with
> very sharp pains down my arm and into my wrist and hand. The pain is awful
> and I find it is most frequent when I am working. ( I am doing a summer
job
> while off university ,in a shop, mostly scanning items at the checkout)
> I have also started to feel this pain when I play clarinet and saxophone
and
> sometimes piano and am worried that I have developed carpel tunnel
syndrome
> or something similar.
>
> I hope someone can help me find out what this may be. My doctors are
> hopeless and was wondering if anyone else has experienced this.
>
> Thanks
>
> Gillian
>
>
> >From: "Robert S. Nalezinski" <nalezinski@-----.net>
> >Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> >To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> >Subject: [kl] Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (and the doubling question)
> >Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 09:41:42 +0200
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> > I have carpel tunnel syndrome and it hurts to play, and since that I
> >want to play, that presents a problem. Are there any methods that
> >anyone has found, that helps speed things up a bit, so I can get back to
> >playing again?
> >
> >I am an American living in Germany so seeing a doctor at the moment
> >isn't the easiest thing for me... else that is where I would be right
> >now.
> >
> >As for the doubling question that was asked in the other thread... It is
> >guitar for me, and I have been rotating between the two instruments
> >trying to help keep my hands/wrists pain-free. (Which does seem to help
> >a little.)
> >
> >Thanks and have a great week,
> >
> >Robert
> >
> >
> >
> >
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