Author: Craig Matovich
Date: 2007-01-11 18:57
I also do the thick cork treatment and just got lucky I guess. It just made sense to me and I really get the benefits Chris P. lists.
A little different angle on this... a few years back I had serious lower back pain, was also having a bit of carpal tunnel, joint pains, numbness in fingers. (Too much computer work, piano playing, etc.)
The physical therapy set good the lower back, and I then resumed my workouts ( a long time runner with pushups and situps but really hated weights, or the idea of the weights as it turns out) adding weight routines I learned in therapy. I kept those and added more as time passed.
It seemed counter-intuitive to me but the therapist assured me weight bearing exercise done properly (proper form, taken gradually) is great for a variety of problems in the fingers, wrists, etc., and even people with arthritus get some big benefits.
Consider some of that for the long term. The strength and flexibility are worth the time in the gym or in your home exercise area and the benefits from an oboe and piano point of view are wonderful.
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