Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
I am 13 and have played for 5 years. I have goals for whatever I am working on which include technical aspects, note learning, quality of sound, finding different colours, shaping, performance preparation etc etc and an ever increasing list of pieces I want to learn next to pick from. I usually have orchestra parts to learn within a specific time frame and pieces to polish for performances. I guess short term week to week it is to satisfy my teachers that I have done what they asked to their satisfaction. Longer term it is to be as good as I can be and to be able to perform to a similar level to the one I play at at home.
Message from my Mum who was the source of all the info before – its a bit late for Sari but elevation is very imporant for upper extremity injuries – there isnt much space to swell in fingers and wrists without getting compression. Thats why so many people have carpel tunnel syndrome – no space where median nerve runs through. So plenty of intermittant ice packs and keep it up well above level of heart. They hang them up in hospital after surgery she says. Fingers crossed it settles down and is OK.
See a hand specialist. Some are plastic surgeons and some are specialist orthopods – depends where you come from as to which there will be in your area. Likely to be swelling but could also still be bleeding in there – your symptoms are probably those of nerve compression rather than direct injury to nerve but either of those need attention. And go now, today. That is not normal after the injury you describe. And I have never seen staples in a palmar crease in 30 years of anaesthesia.
You might try this video;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esjhUveEyng
He shows the space you need in close up and how to get your fingers on quickly without bumping.
It will not be such a problem at the University where there will presumably be harps that you can work with
If you have you tube there are a couple of demonstrations of scales on it – Josh Layne has a good one
