[Trombone-l] Arm Pain

[Richardson, Timothy A Mr CIV USA IMCOM-Europe]

I would be cautious about any low weight high rep exercise program
because it sounds as if you have an overuse syndrome already and you're
likely to make it worse.  

Sometimes small changes in the angle you hold the horn can make a lot of
difference.  I had some left arm pain that went away when I opened the
angle I attach the slide slightly.  On the heavier Bach I play I added a
rest bar/brace that makes a world of difference.

Weightlifting also seems to help but only heavy weight low rep style for
me.  YMMV.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Price Taylor [mailto:pricetaylor at comcast.net] 
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 5:27 AM
To: 'Jerry Blomberg'; trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Arm Pain

Have you considered some weight training?  Not much...but enough to
limber
up your arms and get some muscle tone?  Try small amounts of weight
(start
with 5 or less pounds), high number of repetitions (15-20).

If it hurts too much, stop.  You may have some inflammation that needs
to
subside.

You might want to research what to do about "tennis elbow" since that's
what
it sounds like.

As far as the double vs. single valve goes...you can tell the list how
much
you miss the other valve.  It's an interesting debate!

Price

-----Original Message-----
From: trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu
[mailto:trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Blomberg
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 3:00 PM
To: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
Subject: [Trombone-l] Arm Pain

Listers,

I have started to be bothered by pain in my elbow-area, forearm muscle
to
the point that when I hold my horn up for the length of time it takes to
play a piece, I can hardly straighten my arm out afterwards.  I am 68
and I
realize that my muscle tone isn't what it used to be.  Does this seem
like
an elbow-joint or muscle problem?  Has anyone experienced this?  I sold
my
double valve bass and am now playing a single valve model because of the
weight factor.  Thanks for your thoughts.

 

Jerry Blomberg

Valencia, CA

 

 

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