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Musical Injuries
So I suppose most of you don't deal with this as composers, but right now I'm about up to my neck in tendonitis (not literally). I've had it since November (my therapist said that means it's chronic and it's going to take a while to heal :< ), and it involves two different types of tendons: the extensors (fingers, upper side of forearm) and flexors (wrists, underside of forearm)--in both arms. I'm also having some problems with my radial and ulnar nerves, though that seems to correlate with the tendonitis problems (the swelling is causing some nerve compression).
So in order to fix that, I've been going to hand/arm therapy for a few months now. Right now I have a lot of stretches, these crazy exercises called "nerve glides", and strengthening exercises involving very light weight lifting (about 1-2 lbs of tension, using a theraband) and gripping exercises using hand putty. I guess the goal is to build up my stamina, so I have to do a lot of very light weights, with a lot of repetitions. Apparently my arms are strong, but not durable--it's like a sprinter trying to run a marathon.
So, has anyone else dealt/is dealing with music-related injuries, and if so how did you go about fixing them?
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