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RE: AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Author: clarinet713
Date: 2001-07-16 17:08

Thank you all for your words-let me first tell you that there is NO WAY I am giving up-I didn't mean it to sound like that-I was just incredibly frustrated last night after a 20 minute practice session-I LOVE playing but not for that short of a period of time though I know that's how I have to do it now. Claude-Since I wrote that last thread, I have seen a doctor in sports medicine-he is either an osteopath or an orthopedic surgeon or maybe it's the same thing-I don't know it confuses me-anyway since then, he advised me to stretch and ice and all the stuff that I already knew. He put me on anti-inflammatory drugs-these are the second ones I have been on and I have about 3 more days on them-however I have not noticed any changes at all. He told me that if these didn't work that he would like to try cortisone shots-I am debating this because I have heard negative things about them though I have heard that they could eliminate the problem all together. I have been using a neck strap-that was the first thing I tried. I have used one of those weight lifter things and it didn't do anything for me. I am going to order the Kooiman thumbrest though I don't know which model would be good-I was thinking to try it out just to get the student model because if it doesn't work, then I won't waste about $200. The doctor that I went to most recently did tell me a brace to wear while playing but it's for tennis elbow and it makes my wrist and forearm hurt more for some reason so I stopped using that. I haven't tried wrist braces though I did wrap it with an ace bandage for awhile and it didn't hurt while playing but as soon as I took it off-the pain was there and bad. I will have to try a wrist brace as well. Like I said, I am not giving up and I know that this will go away at some point but I am impatient right now (yes I know, patience is a virtue) and I have been getting my patience tested A LOT lately. Anyway I wonder if any big famous clarinet players have had this????????? Thanks

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