Repetitive Strain Injury – RSI Repetitive strain injury is a condition where pain and other symptoms occur in an area of the body which has done repetitive tasks (often arms or hands). Treatment includes stopping the task (if possible), and other measures such as painkillers and physiotherapy.
NB. Repetitive strain injury is very common amongst musicians.
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Musicians Health: Understanding Repetitive Injury Strain
Posted in Musicians Health, tagged , repetitive injury strain, repetitive strain injury, RSI on December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
DeQuervain’s Tendonitis – Symptoms and Treatment
Posted in Musicians Health, tagged dequervains tendonitis, tendonitis symptoms, tendonitis symptoms and treatment on October 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
DeQuervain’s tendonitis is also recognized as DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis, DeQuervains syndrome and DeQuervains disease.
De Quervain’s tendonitis is a unpleasant condition characterized by pain and swelling on the thumb side of the wrist. De Quervain’s tendonitis is a condition brought on by irritation or swelling of the tendons found along the thumb side of the wrist.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome In Musicians
Posted in Musicians Health on October 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is caused by compression of the median nerve that passes through the carpal tunnel in the wrist. Along with the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome comes considerable pain and impairment along with numbness, paresthesia (pins and needles) and loss of hand strength, coordination, and pincer grasp. This impairment is problematic for almost [...]
The Alexander Technique For Musicians and Actors
Posted in Musicians Health on May 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Alexander Technique can be particularly helpful to musicians and actors because many of them unknowingly hold far too much tension while playing their instrument or when playing a particular character. The musician, for instance, may be unconsciously gripping his or her instrument while the actor may also be taking on the postural traits of [...]
