What to do for sore wrists and arms.

[Nichols]

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At 07:04 PM 6/29/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>My hands, wrists, and arms do ok, its the cramp right under my shoulder 
>blade on my back. This happens working at the bench, as well. I assume its 
>from holding your arm out in front of your body. Any ideas?

That's where the massage therapist comes in, Richard. The Journal carried 
the award-winning Claire Davies series about trigger point self massage. 
That under-the-blade-cramp is a common target. The articles will be on the 
CD-ROMs, and Mr. Davies wrote a book that is very popular with therapists.
If you don't want to visit a pro, read the articles and get a "Thera-cane", 
or similar device.(knock-offs are real cheap) Also, you can use tennis 
balls while laying down or driving. Pinpoint self massage.

Good luck,
Guy



>Phil Bondi <phil@philbondi.com> wrote:
>Vinny, the first thing that comes to mind is your technique. Tight pins or 
>not, you should not have to rely on Advil at the end of your working day 
>to make a living in this business.
>
>Another thing that comes to mind is the kind of tuning lever you're using. 
>In KC, I watched Virgil Smith tune a piano on Sunday Morning with a tuning 
>lever that I personally would not use. It was heavy for my tastes..but 
>first let's talk about technique. It's very hard to do that in this 
>medium, but let's try:
>
>-Your wrist, forearms, triceps and medial deltoid muscles work best with 
>they're working together for the better part of your tunings. There are 
>situations where these muscles will be called on individually, but not too 
>often.
>
>-If your hand spends alot of time at the end of the lever, and your arm is 
>always at a 90 degree angle to the lever, I suspect t! his will add to 
>tension and fatigue to those muscles. Notice I said "I suspect" because 
>speaking for myself, the closer I get to setting the pin, the closer my 
>hand gets to the middle of my tuning lever.
>
>These are places to start as far as technique is concerned, and if 
>technique is not an issue, then:
>
>Conrad: 44R..pinstripe!
>
>You should also know that part of my mental/physical well-being is a full 
>body massage 2x a month.
>
>-Phil Bondi(Fl)
>
>
>Richard
>the "Piano Guy"

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