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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