Re: Ulnar nerve entrapment

I play double bass in Fifths Tuning. I had surgery on my middle finger left

hand to reconstruct a damaged/torn tendon sheath.

Regardless of the diagnosis, a second opinion is a good thing. Surgery is
no 
picnic and can be dangerous. I had the opinion of my local orthopedist as 
well as that of the hand surgeon that I would need surgery.

My surgeon plays mandolin. I made certain that he and the hand therapist 
were aware that I play upright bass.

The result of my surgery was spectacular. Surgery was in mid May and 4 
months later, I was playing and I played a full season that fall. I 
recommend that you try to find a surgeon who plays a stringed instrument, 
and make the surgeon aware that you play and are quite serious about 
playing. Then do exactly what the surgeon says to do, on his schedule.

It worked for me.


Warmest Regards
David Teague


"Clive" <clive@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>I am also a double bassist who has suffered
> 2 frozen shoulders but refused surgery, kept playing
> (tho' I lost an octave's reach...nothing above C on G)
> and it cleared up in time....keeping playing was good physio.
> I was also having extreme pain in my right arm which
> turned out to be abnormal bone growth on the radius
> which did need surgery...I had 4'' of bone removed,
> a graft from my hip to replace it and a titanium plate
> screwed on top. Pain gone and full movement restored.
> Again, playing the bass as soon as the cast was off was excellent
> therapy.
> BUT>>>>I was sent for every MRI/CAT/X ray/gamma bone scan/etc
> in the book which finally found the problem.
> The EMG test I had as well conclusively showed that
> I had carpal tunnel syndrome in the other wrist...which I didn't.
> A totally wrong diagnosis and I am deeply suspicious of the
> worth of the EMG test period...tho' I did give the doctor an
> EMG T ****rt...!!
> I would not accept that test as definitive proof of *anything* and
> strongly suggest you seek a further opinion and that osteopathy
> or physiotherapy from a s****ts injury specialist should be tried
> before letting the guys with knives try and fix it.
> Good luck.
> -- 
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> ""Luís" Oliveira" <luis.oliveira@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>> Steven Bornfeld <dentaltwinmung@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>>
>>> I assume the entrapment can be demonstrated on MRI.
>>
>> I have an MRI scheduled. The entrapment was diagnosed through an
>> electromyography.
>>
>> -- 
>> Luís Oliveira
>> http://student.dei.uc.pt/~lmoliv/
>
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