This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Roy Sorry to hear about your condition, I never experienced any of this = symptoms, but I can tell you why I believe never had these problems. I strongly recommend you to check with a qualified orthopedic, it would = be good for you to analyze your "piano tuning positions". I do not think = it matters so much what kind of hammer you use as the position of your = arm and boy when you do it.=20 My father (former piano tuner) showed me several things that I think = helped (he also went throughout his piano tuner life without any pains)=20 mainly 1.- To tune with both hands (Right for Grands, left for uprights) 2.- Height, In old times they showed piano tuners to tune standing up, = specially uprights, I am one of the tuners which find it very = uncomfortable, but it seems a logic position because it avoids straining = the shoulders, Depending on the piano I am tuning I try to find a high = chair and keep the elbow low, otherwise when I start to feel fatigue I = finish the tuning standing up.=20 3.- Make exercise, Mark is right on this I tell you this also because my wife's family were mainly Medical = Doctors and I know a bit how it works.=20 Some prescriptions, specially painkillers when they have effect, they = are hiding the symptoms and you could inflict more damage while you do = not feel the pain. So not only visit your physician, but also try to = find preventive advise Elian=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Roy Ulrich=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 6:20 PM Subject: Bursitis Help! Anyone got experience with a BAD case of bursitis in your tuning = shoulder? Aspirin, Advil, and a new anti-flammatory (200mg once a day) = are not cutting it. I'm out of commission until this gets fixed, if it = can be. Experience with cortosone shot? I seem to remember hearing that = it's more painful than the never ending throb in the shoulder itself! = I'm cancelling tuning appointments as after the one I did Friday, I have = virtually NO use of my right arm. Heating pad, aspirin, etc. are seeming = to have no effect. This has plagued me for 2 or 3 years but has never = been this bad - did I wait too long? After 3 days of being able to do = nothing than download movies from the dish and fight with the heating = pad, I'm about ready to go for an amputation from the neck down - above = that point seems to be the only working part and there are those that = will argue that point. Any suggestions greatly appreaciated before I = make an appointment tomorrow. Hey. Thanks. Roy Ulrich ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/b4/4d/84/ed/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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