Klarinet Archive - Posting 000335.txt from 2002/07

From: "Bonney Ennett" <kittene@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (and the doubling question)
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 14:00:08 -0400

Hi Robert,

I am having some problems with my arm very similar to yours. I will be
going through a test on July 23 to determine exactly what is going on with
it. At times it gets "very" painful and sometimes I wake up during the
night with real bad pain. In the morning there are times I can hardly move
it, it hurts so bad.

You really do need to get to a doctor to see what is going on. I highly
recommend it ASAP! I also play clarinet as well as flute, piccolo, and sax.
I am an assistant conductor for one band I play in and I have found I am
having trouble doing that too. I am very anxious to find out what is going
on with my arm. As soon as I know anything, I will post it here but it
won't be for a couple weeks yet.

Hope this helps.

Bonney

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subject: Re: [kl] Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (and the doubling question)

> 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>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 7:43 AM
> 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