I underwent some dental surgery yesterday, and noted in the instructions for recovery "No playing of wind instruments for at least two weeks". Fortunately, I am not affected by this restriction, but I am wondering if others have suffered loss of playing time through unexpected medical advice, not directly related to the more common stress and strain problems?
Nobody told me I shouldn't play anything between the time I sliced my left thumb, and the plastic surgery three days later, so I played a session with the thumb bandaged up, no problem.
After the surgery, coping with splints and things, tricky at first. Fortunately it was the top of the thumb, more likely to affect the 'hitch-hiker' gesture than any grasping movement.
Bunged up my right hand & couldn't play for the 1st 10 weeks.
A good year after that til I was really back. Two years & one month. & now it takes all the energy I have to limit my whistle playing while I am in the truck.
Red light ~ tune.
Green light ~ end the tune, put the whistle down, drive, hope I get another red light.
I'm always smashing my hands at work in fact at the moment my left thumb nail is half missing but i just chug on. If you listened to doctors you'd be eating apples for the rest of your life while listening to harp music.
Eileen ~ she was my occupational therapist.
No one could have done a better job getting me back to playing.
Apples are going out of season. The apples which are good for you are the ones' right off the tree.
If you're ALWAYS smashing your hands at work then maybe you need a change of profession. I have several scars on the left hand from the old job, but that was from 37.5 years of work, and the trouble was that always the right hand held the knife, so you cut the left. Plus 2 woodworking scars, one from this year, one from 1972. Didn't do so much woodwork.
General rule of accidents; 3 factors often coexist to catalyse an accident;
1) working too fast;
2) working out of the usual routine;
3) strangers in the room.
The first 2 seem obvious, the third is less so but frequently a factor. Being unsettled by some external incident not currently relevant but on your mind can also do it.
A sign in the hospital corridor outside OT; "Just because your hands are free doesn't mean they're not valuable." Take care of them dudes.
Surgery Nov. 4th for a deviated septum- complete bed rest (no school, no lifting, no nuthin') for two full weeks- was not allowed to play any woodwind or brass instruments until a Dec. 5th checkup, four weeks later.
Upon my return, I played my delrin flute along with my middle school orchestra in our recent concert; we played Road To Lisdoonvarna.
I have occasionally been told that unless I stop playing I will very soon need medical advice. It's odd how it never seems to be doctors who give me this advice.
my brother and I are college students and musicians, a bodhran/bouzouki player and C#/D accordion/tin whistle player respectively.
We are also both rugby players. My brother dislocated his shoulder very badly and was forced to get surgery. When he returned home from surgery, our parents suggested he go directly to bed, but he suggested bodhran might be a better option. The doctor said playing allowed him to regain a full range of motion quicker without any harm to the injured muscles.
A bit opposite of the situation in most cases, huh? I expected the doctor to say "Glenn, your arm is now permanently formed to the shape of the inside of your drum because you failed to wait long enough to recover."
"No Playing Of Wind Instruments"
"No Playing Of Wind Instruments"
I underwent some dental surgery yesterday, and noted in the instructions for recovery "No playing of wind instruments for at least two weeks". Fortunately, I am not affected by this restriction, but I am wondering if others have suffered loss of playing time through unexpected medical advice, not directly related to the more common stress and strain problems?
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by oldstrings
Re: "No Playing Of Wind Instruments"
Nobody told me I shouldn't play anything between the time I sliced my left thumb, and the plastic surgery three days later, so I played a session with the thumb bandaged up, no problem.
After the surgery, coping with splints and things, tricky at first. Fortunately it was the top of the thumb, more likely to affect the 'hitch-hiker' gesture than any grasping movement.
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Guernsey Pete
Re: "No Playing Of Wind Instruments"
A bit of difficult thing to impose a blanket ban on, I feel...
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Here Lyeth
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After having haemorrhoid surgery, a good friend of mine was advised by the doctor not to play the vulcan arse flute for at least two weeks.
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Pat Mustard
Re: "No Playing Of Wind Instruments"
Bunged up my right hand & couldn't play for the 1st 10 weeks.
A good year after that til I was really back. Two years & one month. & now it takes all the energy I have to limit my whistle playing while I am in the truck.
Red light ~ tune.
Green light ~ end the tune, put the whistle down, drive, hope I get another red light.
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Ben Steen
Re: "No Playing Of Wind Instruments"
I'm always smashing my hands at work in fact at the moment my left thumb nail is half missing but i just chug on. If you listened to doctors you'd be eating apples for the rest of your life while listening to harp music.
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by upmine3
Re: "No Playing Of Wind Instruments"
Eileen ~ she was my occupational therapist.
No one could have done a better job getting me back to playing.
Apples are going out of season. The apples which are good for you are the ones' right off the tree.
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Ben Steen
Re: "No Playing Of Wind Instruments"
If you're ALWAYS smashing your hands at work then maybe you need a change of profession. I have several scars on the left hand from the old job, but that was from 37.5 years of work, and the trouble was that always the right hand held the knife, so you cut the left. Plus 2 woodworking scars, one from this year, one from 1972. Didn't do so much woodwork.
General rule of accidents; 3 factors often coexist to catalyse an accident;
1) working too fast;
2) working out of the usual routine;
3) strangers in the room.
The first 2 seem obvious, the third is less so but frequently a factor. Being unsettled by some external incident not currently relevant but on your mind can also do it.
A sign in the hospital corridor outside OT; "Just because your hands are free doesn't mean they're not valuable." Take care of them dudes.
# Posted on December 18th 2008 by Guernsey Pete
Re: "No Playing Of Wind Instruments"
Surgery Nov. 4th for a deviated septum- complete bed rest (no school, no lifting, no nuthin') for two full weeks- was not allowed to play any woodwind or brass instruments until a Dec. 5th checkup, four weeks later.
Upon my return, I played my delrin flute along with my middle school orchestra in our recent concert; we played Road To Lisdoonvarna.
# Posted on December 18th 2008 by Greg the Piano Tuner
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I have occasionally been told that unless I stop playing I will very soon need medical advice. It's odd how it never seems to be doctors who give me this advice.
# Posted on December 21st 2008 by Steve Shaw
Re: "No Playing Of Wind Instruments"
my brother and I are college students and musicians, a bodhran/bouzouki player and C#/D accordion/tin whistle player respectively.
We are also both rugby players. My brother dislocated his shoulder very badly and was forced to get surgery. When he returned home from surgery, our parents suggested he go directly to bed, but he suggested bodhran might be a better option. The doctor said playing allowed him to regain a full range of motion quicker without any harm to the injured muscles.
A bit opposite of the situation in most cases, huh? I expected the doctor to say "Glenn, your arm is now permanently formed to the shape of the inside of your drum because you failed to wait long enough to recover."
# Posted on December 23rd 2008 by Sutor