Originally Posted by
Slothrox
So for anyone who may have tendonitis and who is looking for advice/knowledge, here's a brief history of my condition.
December 2009
- Two hours of playing results in an increasingly stiff pain in my right wrist. I stopped to stretch for ten minutes then continued to play ok.
- Next week, after only one hour, the pain returned, i tried to stretch and carry on but the pain would not stop. Our band stopped practicing, we cancelled our upcoming gigs.
January 2010
- A visit to the doctor confirmed i had tendonitis. She suggested taking ibroprofen one month, twice a day and resting it as much as possible.
- I did this for two months.
March 2010
- The pain DID subside so i attempted to play our set with the band.
- Two songs in, still no pain!
- Halfway through song 3, the old, tight pain returned. (The pain seems to run all the way down the forearm and into the fingers also)
April 2010
- I went back onto the ibroprofen, beleiving it to be a sufficent cure. Two more months of pills and rest.
June 2010
- Still in pain, returned to the doc. They refferred me to a physiotherapist.
July 2010
- First physio appointment. Many stretches, muscle loosening, muscle strengthening. He gave me three stretches to do daily and suggested a powerball to strengthen the wrist, followed by icing it for 20 mins each night.
-Also did some ultrasound therapy to speed healing process.
August 2010
- Two more visits with the same treatments.
- Continued stretches/powerball/ice every day.
- ....to be continued