Carpal Tunnel

Rodney Pritchett rodneycp@bellsouth.net
Tue, 23 Mar 1999 22:44:49 -0500


harvey wrote:
> 
> Allan, quickly,  because I'm running late!  Perhaps the following (excerpt)
> is the type of thing you're seeking. Unfortunately, the URL was not inside
> the article, and I can't find the site address. Anyone?
> 
> ==========
> PLAYING THE PIANO: PLAYING WITH FIRE?
> A STUDY OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS OF PIANO PLAYING
> 
> BY JONAS SEN
> 
> A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE
> REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MA IN MUSIC
> 
> SEPTEMBER 1991
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> 
> ABSTRACT: The present dissertation is a study of injuries and other
> occupational disorders related to piano playing. The symptoms of these
> ailments will be described and the causes investigated. Pianists' problems
> often appear simple but, as I will try to show, they may have complex
> ramifications and be of different origins. Various therapies; treatment of
> the body and treatment of the mind will therefore be explored. Many case
> histories will be presented; of these, the problems and recovery of three
> pianists whom I interviewed personally will play the leading part and will
> be discussed in some depth throughout the thesis.
> ==========
> [cut... entire thesis is 159K]
> 
> At 11:15 AM 3/23/99 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have received a question from a client about carpal tunnel syndrome. Does
> >anyone have any reliable information about touch weight and carpal?
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Allan D'Autremont
> >
> 
> Jim Harvey, RPT
> Greenwood, SC
> harvey@greenwood.net


Try one of these links:

http://rvik.ismennt.is/~jssen/musmed.html

http://artemis.centrum.is/~sen/


Rodney Pritchett
Marietta, GA



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