What to do for sore wrists and arms.

[J Patrick Draine]

Some folks don't seem to have a problem. Some of us do. 13-14 years ago 
I had severe tendonitis in my thumb and wrist -- truly disabling! After 
lots of anti-inflammatories, rest and a very reduced workload (what to 
do with all that spare time? I got an MA in Chinese), my wrists & 
thumbs are much better.
I've had flareups of shoulder pain; I'm about to start up physical 
therapy for that again.
Getting to the gym and working on the upper body Nautilus equipment is 
good for me too. Unfortunately my Y is in the midst of a major 
reconstruction and closed for several more weeks. Treadmills, running, 
yoga, bike riding, swimming, etc. can all help balance the repetitive 
stresses we put on our bodies while working on pianos.
Good tools are important too. I bought a titanium lever from Charles 
Faulk, and it is a great change from my heavier Itoshin lever.
BTW, has anyone bought (or tried out extensively) the Reyburn 
CyberHammer? It's an impact hammer; the more expensive versions have 
titanium components. If I hear good reviews I'll be buying one.
Patrick Draine
On Jun 29, 2005, at 2:28 PM, Vinny Samarco wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> I am relatively new in to piano tuning world, but have as much work as 
> I can
> handle right now.
> I find, that after three pianos, I have an extremely sore wrist and 
> arm.
> I'm sure after all these years, you must have built up for such things.
> However I'm interested in know if you can do anything about it?  or 
> can I
> build up to it?  Yesterday, I had three pianos, each with extremely 
> tight
> pins.  About the only thing that seems to help is Adville afterwards, 
> but I
> hate to depend on it.
>
>         Thanks for any thoughts on this.
>
>         Vinny Samarco
>
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