<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <title>Re: Thumb injury - Has this happened to you?</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <style> st1\:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#default#ieooui) } </style> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang="EN-US" vlink="#800080" link="#0000ff" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt">I had numbness very typical of carpal tunnel and went for the tests. Negative. They said it likely originated in my neck from arthritis or possibly my elbow. It cleared up. There are many causes of hand parathesis, most are "nothing", some are serious, including diabetes. If concerned, see your doc.<br /><br />Alan Barnard<br />Salem, MO<br /><br /><br /> <div style="padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-left: #000000 3px solid; padding-top: 5px"> <hr />Original message<br />From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com> </imatunr@srvinet.com><br />To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> </pianotech@ptg.org><br />Received: 4/20/2007 8:43:35 AM<br />Subject: Re: Thumb injury - Has this happened to you?<br /><br /> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi Michelle,</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Double Yikes! </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Sounds like carpal tunnel syndrome. No doctor here, but yes a impact hammer would be a good reliever of stress.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">You might also take a look at the length of the hammer that you now use, and wether you are using the full length of the lever advantage. A longer and different style lever might be in order <G></font></div> <div>Joe Goss RPT<br />Mother Goose Tools<br /><a href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com/">www.mothergoosetools.com</a></div> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left: #000000 2px solid; margin-right: 0px"> <div style="font: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: #e4e4e4; font: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="michelle@smithpianoservice.com" href="mailto:michelle@smithpianoservice.com">Michelle Smith</a> </div> <div style="font: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</a> </div> <div style="font: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 20, 2007 7:10 AM</div> <div style="font: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Thumb injury - Has this happened to you?</div> <div><br /></div> <div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Greetings everyone.  I’m wondering if any of you have had the following experience.  Yesterday I was tuning a piano that was over 100 cents flat with very tight tuning pins.  I tune uprights left handed so a great amount of stress is placed on the inside of my hand when raising pitch.  About halfway through the pitch raise, the end joint of my left thumb went “to sleep” and has been that way for almost 24 hours!  Yikes!  The only thing I can guess is that I’ve somehow damaged a nerve.  An impact hammer may be in my future.</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">This may seem like a small thing but I also teach flute and piano and I’m worried…</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Thanks for any advice/experiences.  Have a good one! </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Michelle Smith</span></font></p> <p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Smith Piano Service</span></font></p> <p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Bastrop</span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">, Texas</span></font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">(512) 466-0238</span></font></p> <p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">michelle@smithpianoservice.com</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt"> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt"> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt"> </span></font></p> </div> </blockquote> </div></span></font> </div> </body> </html>