The Corbett Report is a right wing conspiracy site, probably the last thing we need posted on a listserver dedicated to lute.
A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E. The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters Francisco Goya > On Nov 13, 2017, at 7:30 AM, Ron Andrico <praelu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you, David, for your helpful comments. As one who has suffered > from chronic inflammation in both hands, I agree wholeheartedly with > your observation that healing takes a great deal of time, and that our > ancestors must have had the same problems. > > Modern medicine has its place, but the traditional approach that takes > into account thousands of years of our cumulative understanding of > physiology and the causes of disease and disability deserves wider > recognition and greater acceptance. A fascinating look at how modern > pharmacological medical practices have aggressively sought to displace > traditional medicine can be seen in this important video: > > > [1]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.corbettreport.com_-3Fs-3Drockefeller-2Bmedicine&d=DwIFaQ&c=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jInuKy6zbqQ&r=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZONBRt90E&m=O4h62KngbA3GWpVk4m3_BgGWJ8x8r9bzcdAfv77NRGk&s=omxVjrwBI5BZyO6awN_No6LNWKNAWjJBvxnsFDtOORU&e= > RA > __________________________________________________________________ > > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on behalf > of David <da...@indiana-om.com> > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 4:19 AM > To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Physical Exercises for left hand. > > ------F58A74111488PI3NN6NKG4UP5SST4D > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=utf-8 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Hi all - > This is my first time posting in one of these threads, but I wanted to > add a couple thoughts to the discussion. > Permit me to give a little of my non-lute background: I am a doctor of > Chinese medicine (acupuncture and herbal medicine, as well as > massage/Qi Gong/tai ji, etc.), and am located in Bloomington, IN, where > I treat not infrequently both students and faculty of the Jacobs School > of Music here at Indiana University for "overuse" injuries. > Two thoughts in particular come to mind. The first is that we do have > small muscles between the bones of the hand to pull the fingers > together (like for a military salute), and these may be complaining due > to overuse. However, the biggest challenge to regaining facility on the > lute is that the ligaments between the fingers will have to stretch. > Tensions and ligaments don't have their own blood supply, and make > changes (including healing) very, VERY gradually. To rush this process > is to court long-term problems. (And as much as we like to think we are > learning a great deal about techniques and strategies from 400 years > ago, we can't know how many gifted lutenists of several centuries back > either had to give up their instruments or play in significant pain due > to overuse injuries.) > The second thing is that almost all our activity in this age is limited > to very small ranges of motion: driving a car, typing on the computer, > etc. We were designed to throw spears, jump rivers, and climb trees. > Our miniscule movements, without any broader movements, stress our > fine-motor structures, and cause injury. It is only a slight > oversimplification to say that our primary need in being able to play > lute without pain is to exercise our whole bodies in such a way as to > strengthen our cores, then to pay attention to the signals our bodies > send to us. > Tai ji, Qi Gong, and yoga are all great strategies for building that > core strength and range of motion. As for your hand(s), go gently, and > apply a good linement and combine rest with moderate massage to address > achy ligaments. > â£all the best, > David > ------F58A74111488PI3NN6NKG4UP5SST4D > Content-Type: text/html; > charset=utf-8 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > <div dir="auto">Hi all -<br><br></div> > <div dir="auto">This is my first time posting in one of these threads, > but I wanted to add a couple thoughts to the discussion.<br><br></div> > <div dir="auto">Permit me to give a little of my non-lute background: I > am a doctor of Chinese medicine (acupuncture and herbal medicine, as > well as massage/Qi Gong/tai ji, etc.), and am located in Bloomington, > IN, where I treat not infrequently both students and faculty of the > Jacobs School of Music here at Indiana University for "overuse" > injuries.<br><br></div> > <div dir="auto">Two thoughts in particular come to mind. The first is > that we do have small muscles between the bones of the hand to pull the > fingers together (like for a military salute), and these may be > complaining due to overuse. However, the biggest challenge to regaining > facility on the lute is that the ligaments between the fingers will > have to stretch. Tensions and ligaments don't have their own blood > supply, and make changes (including healing) very, VERY gradually. To > rush this process is to court long-term problems. (And as much as we > like to think we are learning a great deal about techniques and > strategies from 400 years ago, we can't know how many gifted lutenists > of several centuries back either had to give up their instruments or > play in significant pain due to overuse injuries.)<br><br></div> > <div dir="auto">The second thing is that almost all our activity in > this age is limited to very small ranges of motion: driving a car, > typing on the computer, etc. We were designed to throw spears, jump > rivers, and climb trees. Our miniscule movements, without any broader > movements, stress our fine-motor structures, and cause injury. It is > only a slight oversimplification to say that our primary need in being > able to play lute without pain is to exercise our whole bodies in such > a way as to strengthen our cores, then to pay attention to the signals > our bodies send to us. <br><br></div> > <div dir="auto">Tai ji, Qi Gong, and yoga are all great strategies for > building that core strength and range of motion. As for your hand(s), > go gently, and apply a good linement and combine rest with moderate > massage to address achy ligaments.<br><br></div> > <div dir="auto"><!-- tmjah_g_1299s -->all the best,<!-- tmjah_g_1299e > --><br><br></div> > <div dir="auto"><!-- tmjah_g_1299s -->David<!-- tmjah_g_1299e > --><br></div> > <div dir="auto"><img src="cid:ii_713a47597632414f" width="569" > height="161"><!-- tmjah_g_1299s --><!-- tmjah_g_1299e --></div> > ------F58A74111488PI3NN6NKG4UP5SST4D-- > -- > To get on or off this list see list information at > > [2]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmouth.edu_-7Ewbc_lute-2Dadmin_index.html&d=DwIFaQ&c=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jInuKy6zbqQ&r=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZONBRt90E&m=O4h62KngbA3GWpVk4m3_BgGWJ8x8r9bzcdAfv77NRGk&s=wzGSQQGnGsvdcJ3f9HMm7d2XV_E6nZmhmh98ZJyJcpw&e= > [3]Lute Mail list technical information > www.cs.dartmouth.edu > How do I get on the lute mail list? 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