Pain Management

– – – Musician and Keyboarder – – –

 

Instrumental musicians are a special risk group for repetitive motion injuries. Many of them develop physical problems related to playing their instruments; another similar group of people are computer users, their risks are compounded and complicated.

 

Instrumental injuries often include the same conditions experienced from computer overuse : 

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome , Tendinitis, Bursitis , Tenosynovitis,  Tendinosis , Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome,  and Trigger Finger/Thumb are particularly common among keyboardists, fretboardists, flute, and string players.Incorrect posture, non-ergonomic technique, excessive force, overuse, stress, and insufficient rest contribute to chronic injuries that can cause great pain, disability, and the end of careers.

 

Does Pain Killer help?

Long-term use of pain drugs will become ineffective, plus they can create bad side effects like powerful psychological dependency, depression of hormone production, lethargy and listlessness and sleep apnea!  These side effects are enemies of a talent musician who need clear brain and keen ears!

 

Try nature Acupuncture and have a long-last career!

 

But how does acupuncture really help pain  patients in modern science?

 

Researches indicated that when the needles are inserted and then stimulated naturally occurring painkilling chemicals neurotransmitters and neurohormones such as Opioids, endorphins, serotonin, and acetylcholine. All of these are naturally occurring chemicals in the brain that have an analgesic effect and play significant role in pain.

 

Opioids are important chemicals in the brain that  play significant role in the reduction of pain. According to anesthesiologist from Duke University Medical Center anesthesiologists, using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain and the amount of potent painkillers required.

 

Thus Patients received acupuncture had significantly lower risk of most common side effects associated with opioid drugs, such as lower rates of nausea and fewer incidences of severe itching, dizziness and urinary retention.  Clearly there is a benefit to integrate acupuncture into their routine care of surgery patients. Acupuncture has the added benefits of being inexpensive, with virtually no side effects.