Citation

Muller RJ. Med. Probl. Perform. Art. 2016; 31(4): e244.

Affiliation

Baltimore, MD mullerrenej@aol.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Science and Medicine)

DOI

10.21091/mppa.2016.4042

PMID

27942704

Abstract

Simon Preston's Alleluyas is an organ solo of moderate difficulty written partly in the tonal language of Olivier Messiaen. While learning this piece, I experienced a slight discomfort in my right upper arm. A more severe pain developed later, over several weeks, and my right hand became partially paralyzed. Full recovery took almost 2 months. … My reversible injury was caused by playing just six bars, and it may owe something to the way I "handled" this brief section, or more likely, "footed" it.

Language: en