On Nov 13, 2017, at 7:30 AM, Ron Andrico <[email protected]> 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:
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Subject: [LUTE] Re: Physical Exercises for left hand.
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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
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<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
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<div dir="auto"><!-- tmjah_g_1299s -->David<!-- tmjah_g_1299e
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