Piano Tuning And Ergonomics

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 PhilBondi.com writes:

<< I am unfamiliar with Yoga..I have thought that going

back to my stretching may help this problem without seek more Western

medical advice>>

    Yoga that stretches you by trying to attain poses not only stretches the 
muscles and tendons, but also the nerves that reside in them.  Elasticity of 
the nerves and the fibers around them seems to be a barometer of how much 
numbness I experience.  After a steady week of yoga excercises every day,  I 
have all my problems cured. The hard part is staying with it on a continual 
basis!
 

>>I'll let you know how this turns out..I

honestly feel this is treatable in the near future. >>

  It should be said that carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, RSI etc.  tend 
to be threshold defined problems.  Once the threshold is passed and you have 
an entrapment problem, even after you "cure" it, there is an increased 
susceptibility to it recurring.  As my orthopod told me, "we can fix the 
damage, but if you go back to making cookies exactly the same way, it will 
return".  
   Avoiding the moves that irritate is the first step,  ie. the ergonomics.  
Conditioning the body to accept the abuse without protest is the other half. 
Good luck, 
Ed