[Trombone-l] Bell's Palsy

[Roger Carmichael]

Based on my experience with BP, the student will not be able to play for at least a month, maybe more.  Even then, it will be difficult to have a good embochure.  It gradually comes back and in my case, I was playing steady after 6-7 weeks.


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>From: Elizabeth Lewis <ealewis at lycos.com>
>Sent: Mar 9, 2006 12:33 AM
>To: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
>Subject: [Trombone-l] Bell's Palsy
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>Trombonelisters,
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>Could anyone with experience with Bell's Palsy share their insights? One of my students (around 13 yrs old) came down with Bell's Palsy recently.  His doctor said he would recover in 2-8 wks.  Is it better to wait until everything thing feels completely normal before trying to play?  He's a very promising student so I don't want him to get overly frustrated with this.
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>Thanks,
>Beth Lewis
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