Re: Tendonitis forces right hand only practice
From Pasha - "Don't know what I'd do with any permanent injury to my hands.". If it ever happens,you'll do what we all do,get through it as best you can within the limitations of your own injury. I have a degree of Tendonitis in both hands which simply makes them feel stiff. I have to be careful of picking up very light objects because my brain tells me that i've got hold of them,but my stiff,slow fingers haven't got the message. I also have 'Trigger finger' in my right middle finger which makes the finger lock up when closed & then it 'jerks' open (Triggers) when i open it up. Fortunately it doesn't prevent me from playing banjo or mandolin. My Tendonitis has meant that i can't manipulate a pick in my right hand if it slips around,i have to use my left hand to do it. I quit fretting about it a long while back & take my own advice & get on with it.
I had an op.for Trigger finger on my left hand some 12 - 13 years ago. One of the Physio.things i was given to do,i still use today. Get a wash basin full of water as hot as you can stand, & soak your hands & a face cloth in it for a few minutes.Then take the face cloth & wring it out with both hands as hard as you can. The 'tension & relaxing' on your tendons works wonders in freeing them up for a while. Even my triggering finger seems a lot better,
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
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