<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <big><big><big><big>I'm sorry to hear about this, Rick. I have a very slightly similar situation, since I have fibromyalgia and arthritis in my left knee. One can compensate for a lot of things, but of course activities like piano-moving (as opposed to moving a piano around a stage, which I do) are out of the question. I used to stand on my bent left leg so I could reach the right grand pedal, and raise the dampers while I put in my muting strip. Can't do that anymore, so I just put it in very carefully, standing on two legs. I use knee pads if I have to go down on the floor to work on pedals. They help a tremendous amount. By the way, my arthritic knee started because of tight inner quadriceps, so maybe knee pads might help you also. I use some from a gardening place, with wide velcro straps to keep them on. They just live in the car. For tall uprights, I have to stay sitting down as much as I can despite the fatigue of reaching upwards. Then I'll spend ten or fifteen minutes standing, but take frequent breaks. And I gave up tuning squares a long time ago, because of the hours of leaning over. Keeping the number of tunings a day down till you're sure you're back up to strength is probably a wise tactic. I've heard that exercising the GOOD leg has a strange effect, speeding healing on the injured one. Also that cold treatment helps and reduces pain. Good luck. Susan Kline </big></big></big></big> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:richarducci@comcast.net">richarducci@comcast.net</a> wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:A7A7BE6A-DE66-4DF0-9896-1808102E653A@comcast.net" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">List, In 2010 I injured my left leg. Complete tear of quadriceps tendon. Surgery, eight weeks of complete immobility, and ten weeks pt. Given the nature of our business , and the physical requirements , how would you say this type of injury would effect your ability to perform? Rick Ucci Uccipiano.com 609-677-0444 </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>