[Trombone-l] Practice after a medical procedeure

[Jon Brummel]

Hi Stan!

With deference to Mr. Suter, Once your Doc has 'green lit' playing  
again, I'd try the old doctors addage:

"Doc, it hurts when I do that."
"Don't do that"

that said: I'd advise starting with easy buzzig, simple tunes,  
download SmartMusic & buzz along with scaler songsthat stay within an  
octave.

After 3-5 days, work up to some long tones, lip slurs, etc- still with  
a reduce range.

Week 2: light practice, short sessions multiple times. 7-15 minutes,  
3-6x a day.

Week 3: if all feels well, no symptoms, no warning signs, have fun!

Slow, steady, gentle, and 300% more air supported than you think you  
need. Proper airspeed & continuity reduces tension in the body.

$0.02

Best,
    DrJ
Dr. Jon Brummel
me at bonehead.us
www.bonehead.us
925-768-2949

On Jul 17, 2009, at 12:33 PM, "Stan Brager" <sbrager at verizon.net> wrote:

> Thanks, Mike. That's always good advice. However, many doctors don't  
> understand the bodily stresses which brass playing puts on the body  
> which is why I thought to ask this august group about their  
> experiences. I did run the question by my cardiologist who said that  
> I could resume playing.
>
> Stan
> Stan Brager
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mikesuter at roadrunner.com [mailto:mikesuter at roadrunner.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:25 PM
>> To: trombone-l at samford.edu
>> Subject: [Trombone-l] TIA And Trombone Practice
>>
>> << ... my question to you is "what advice would you give me about
>> practicing?">>
>>
>> Having suffered a few strokes via my Sarcoidosis, my advice is to ask
>> your doctor.
>>
>> MS
>>
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