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A good old-fashioned pharmacist can sometimes give excellent advice, and for free. Aspirin and tylenol can reduce inflammation. Careful stretching. Liniment. Warmth. Hopefully their will be medical insurance for you soon. Massage it gently as often as possible. I have had bursitis in both shoulders, which is fluid collecting due to inflammation. It took a long time to heal.
You are very fortunate not to have access to P.T. based on my experiences with them. It sounds like you still have inflammation there, pressing the nerve. I would concentrate on reducing the inflammation as much as possible. Nerves take months to heal, so it may have stopped being injured two months ago but hasn’t finished healing yet. Swimming in warm water is good if you are gentle in movement. The only way you can really know what is going on in there is if you can see an ultrasound radiologist who will look at your soft tissue via the ultrasound. They can inject cortisone into the exact place of swelling or fluid using the ultrasound as a guide. They do this Thomas Jefferson University. It is a rather new procedure, and IT WORKS. Safely. I wouldn’t recommend playing until you can move the arm, then you need to rebuild strength carefully. Maybe acupuncture would help.
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If this will work, it links to my performance of (“Flight”) by Carlos Salzedo at the 2008 Festival.
It’s not as extensive as one might think as some pieces were repeated, and the competition was not always annual.
Not exactly relevant, but a reminder of two great works for harp and choir: Wonder Tidings by John LaMontaine, and Otcenas by Leos Janacek. If you don’t know these, you should, and try to promote a performance of them.
There are quite a few recordings of it. Rodrigo wrote three concerti for harp: Concierto Serenata, Sones en la Giralda, and the version of the Concierto de Aranjuez. Nicanor Zabaleta was the first two record the the first and third, I think. It is pretty difficult, especially if you want to play all the notes just as written, which is almost impossible. It is very awkward in some places and calls for rewriting. I think it is one of the finest if
Boy am I glad my insurance policy covers everything with NO deductibles!
No, thank goodness, I haven’t spilled,
Slivovits
Dewar’s on the rocks
Singapore Slings
Sidecar
Brandy Manhattan
Old Fashioned
Merlot
Port
Elderberry Wine
Peppermint Schnapps
And especially for you, Briggsie,
The Galloping Glissando:
1 jigger of creme de menthe
1 jigger of jalapeno sauce
1 raw egg
Try it, it will make quite a breakfast. You can brush your teeth with it, too.
Slivovits
Dewar’s on the rocks
Singapore Slings
Sidecar
Brandy Manhattan
Old Fashioned
Merlot
Port
Elderberry Wine
Peppermint Schnapps
And especially for you, Briggsie,
The Galloping Glissando:
1 jigger of creme de menthe
1 jigger of jalapeno sauce
1 raw egg
Try it, it will make quite a breakfast. You can brush your teeth with it, too.
