Tendonitis

[Leslie W Bartlett]

One way to cut down on the fatigue is to make a "boinker".........  Jim
Bryant has one he doesn't use, by the way..............
les bartlett
houston

On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 22:13:49 EST PDtek@AOL.COM writes:
>
>This isn't the first time, but it's back. Tendonitis in my "key 
>pounding" 
>hand and wrist. I try to hold it down to four pianos a day, but it 
>just 
>flares up now and again. I would like to alternate more with shop 
>work, but 
>sometimes its just all tuning.
>
>I give my hand a rest and move it around a few times during tunings 
>and try 
>not to pound any harder than I need to but I can't shake it.
>
>Does anyone know of any effective therapy that would help? 
>(Professional or 
>self.) I could see how strength training would help but seems like it 
>might 
>just irritate an area that was already prone to injury. I enjoy my 
>avocation 
>as a musician and fear that I may eventually sacrifice mobility in my 
>hand.
>
>I would appreciate any suggestions.
>
>By the way, I figure that I have tuned about 12,000 pianos. Could this 
>be the 
>beginning of the end? I hope not.
>
>Dave Bunch
>

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