Hi Robert, Yes this is a horn related site, and unfortunately health care issues sometimes hit us horn pickers much more severely than in any other profession. It takes so little to affect our ability to continue to play at a professional level. Little things that might in no way affect other areas of our life at all. I recently attended the horn workshop held in Ithaca NY where the subject of lip distonia was discussed at length. Difficult to diagnose, almost imposable to cure, and totally career ending. Very little medical information available in the health care profession. Myself... thank goodness I am old enough to retire.... postural tremors. Does not affect any other aspect of my life. You would not even know there was anything wrong. Took two years to diagnose, and then only by observation. It caused my earlier retirement. I know of another much younger horn picker that this is causing the end of a playing career. Again not much the medical profession can do, and even more important. If it isn't life threatening or really debilitating in other areas of life, there is not a lot you can count on from the medical profession. I do think the subject of health care as such should probably end now, but for you youngsters out there, the subject could be very important someday. In the last ten years I have seen three trombone players in the BPO lose their ability to play because of medical problems. Sorry to go on guys. Flame away. Milton Milton Kicklighter 4th horn BPO retired
--- On Thu, 8/20/09, Robert Gibson <bobgib...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Robert Gibson <bobgib...@gmail.com> Subject: [Hornlist] Health Care To: horn@music.memphis.edu Date: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 2:12 PM This is a Horn Related site not a Health Care free for all!! _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/kicklighgter%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
