Musicians With Injuries

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Comment by Monica Hesse on July 13, 2012 at 12:50pm

Any comments And tipsis highly welcomed!

Comment by Monica Hesse on July 13, 2012 at 12:49pm

I have scoliosis And it is a b*#€¥! When i practice,afterwards i get bad headaches and stiff neck And shoulders!

Comment by Greg Cahill on September 19, 2011 at 11:27am

I had trigger finger surgery earlier this year. My only suggestion is to be sure to do the exercises afterward, massaging the area deeply (when the doctor gives the go ahead after stitches are removed) so that you break down the scar tissue. I had intermittent pain for a few weeks after surgery but all in all it has healed and I have almost complete mobility.

Comment by Margaret Mae Leddy on September 6, 2011 at 6:30pm

Tiger Balm tiger balm tiger balm.  I have terrible trigger finger in my left little and ring fingers which has only been cured by (other than not playing) cortisone injections.  Now unfortunately I've reached my max and if the pain does return I will have to turn to surgery.

 

Comment by Lillian Poole on May 21, 2011 at 11:14am

 I've heard that when you use ice, you're only supposed to put it on for a max of 20 minutes, and then wait another hour before using more ice....  I don't really think it works as well that way.  A year and a half ago, I was at a music camp, and two days before the perfomance, I burned my left thumb with a hair iron, and was using ice for the rest of the day. After a few hours, I was fine, and I could still play fine.  

  Recently, I had an AP exam, and I was writing like crazy for two hours, and my left hand started cramping up while in use.  Even a few days later, I couldn't write, or really play my viola with out my hand and I was wondering if anybody had advice on helping my hand heal faster for when it DOES cramp up. 

Comment by Dave Light on August 15, 2010 at 6:56am

At the moment, I'm suffering from a bout of right thumb tendonitis brought on by months of intensive practice on valve trombone (fortunately NOT fiddle). For the moment, I'm icing hourly, taking anti-inflammatories every four hours, and doing something called "deep friction massage" with body oil (sounds kinky, but it hurts like hell!) No playing of any kind for the past three weeks. Plastic surgeon appointment in mid-September to evaluate situation and look at possibility of cortisone injection or whatever.

Comment by Emily Wright on August 5, 2010 at 7:03am

Hey Greg: one of my sax-playing friends has trigger thumb. He had one surgery but it recurred: my instincts are 1. he didn't do proper rehab afterward (the guy is lovely but very impatient AND relies on gigging for income) and 2. he went to the cheapest surgeon he could find. Not exactly a recipe for success with delicate hand surgery. He did indicate that the surgery is repeatable, and that his new MDs advise it, what with all of the advances made in techniques over the past 15 years. Are you suffering from it?

Comment by Greg Cahill on July 9, 2010 at 10:07am

BTW/ anyone ever have a problem with the dreaded tendonitis known as Trigger Finger or Trigger Thumb? Did you go for surgery? If so, what was recovery like?

Comment by Greg Cahill on July 9, 2010 at 10:04am

Be sure to take a look at the All Things Strings community Q&A with cellist and health expert Janet Horvath:

Comment by Marcia Hines on June 11, 2010 at 8:06am

Suffered from "frozen shoulder" in my left arm. I was unable to raise my arm, among other things, and to play was very painful. Had 3 months of physical therapy which really helped. But now, unable to vibrato on the G string and 4th finger weak and have losts of pain in my forearm. I use Therma Care heat wrap and then use a fingerless glove to cover it. Makes playing a whole lot easier.

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