Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Thanks for the kind words of encouragement, Steve and Ed.  I am going to 
try to find a good physiotherapist next week.

I tried exercising my hands with a toy football - kind of a spongy 
thing.  I actually set myself back a bit, I think, because although it 
did not seem to hard to squeeze, I ended up with worse hand pain for 
about a week.  I friend of mine at work recommended that I go to the 
local joke and novelty store and buy a pair of plastic joke boobs to 
squeeze.

Catch you both soon.

- Dave -

Skirby56 wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> I'm glad to hear you are alright and willing to work hard to live
> life to the fullest. So many people, injured or not, seem to thrive
> on self pity.
>
> I'm much in the same boat as you; car accident 12 yrs ago, broken
> hip/pelvis/legs/tendons in R.hand. Disabled for last 6 yrs, 4 back
> surguries to correct degenerative spine/disc injuries. I was an auto
> mech. for 15 years so have carpul tunnel in both hands and bursitis
> in r.shoulder.
>
> I bought my DTX 3 months ago to give me a "full-body" workout. Turns
> out its been good for my soul as well. Playing is such a blast and I
> grin like an idiot while playing! I'll have to practice my Lars
> Ulrich face a little more I guess.
>
> My right hand has never healed fully (ligaments dont), so my r.hand
> technique is 'underhanded' and I rotate my forearm more / pivot wrist
> less. You may find it nec to adjust your style as well. Remember to
> ice your hands for 10min after playing/workout to keep swelling down.
> Take Ibuprofin/Advil or other anti-inflammitory as needed.
>
> Take it easy on your hands - they tend to heal slow. Tennis balls are
> BAD; the grip point / range of motion is very limited and can strain
> your hand more. Crumpling newspaper is much easier on the tendons and
> larger motion will loosen your hands up while still strengthening.
>
> For the ribs/back/stomach look into getting an excercise ball
> (inflated 30" Romper-Room ball) avail at back shops, et al for ~$25.
>
> For stretching/leg strength I've been doing Tai Chi (its more a
> workout than it looks). Easy to do in the living room for 20min. Free
> videos can be found at public libraries then just 'dupe' a few you
> like.
>
> For a full body workout; go out on the front lawn and crumple
> newspaper WHILE doing Tai-Chi and making a Lars Ulrich face. Now that
> will keep the neighbor kids in their own damn yard! heheh...
>
> Good luck Bro~
>
> Steve K.
>
>
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus"
> <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > Dave,
> >
> > Great to hear about the recovery. Now that you can play drums a
> > iittle, life is definitely going to get better fast. I just had a
> > hand problem that kept me from playing at all for about a month. I
> > don't know what it's like to have a break, though. If it's just a
> > matter of building strength, I would think that time will take care
> > of the bulk of the rehabilitation. But maybe hand exercises, like
> > gripping a tennis ball or one of those small rubber balls made to
> > improve grip, might have an effect. A physical therapist could
> > probably tell you. I'll bet that eventually, whether you find an
> > exercise or not, those short bursts of playing will start to get
> > longer and longer. I just hope that you don't drop us and go back
> to
> > the guitar; we need drummers more.
> >
> > Best,
> > Ed
> >
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, dj@a... wrote:
> > > Greetings good people.  I had purchased my dtxpress kit in March,
> > and
> > > posted once or twice when something nasty happened to me. On
> April
> > 10 I
> > > was crossing the street and got hit by a car.  I had a fairly bad
> > > concussion, from which I seem to be recovering (as far as I can
> > > tell...doh).  I also broke some ribs and both thumbs.  The casts
> > have
> > > been off my hands for a while, but they are still pretty tender
> > and
> > > rather weak.
> > >
> > > I cannot play my guitar at all yet, but I have discovered that I
> > can
> > > whack away at my drum kit for short periods.
> > >
> > > So, I have two requests.  First, all you crazy drummers out
> there,
> > > please say a little prayer for me and anyone else who lives to
> > play
> > > music, but has been injured ;-)
> > >
> > > Now, on the more practical side: does anyone have any experience
> > as a
> > > musician coping with and speeding improvement of hand injuries? 
> > Any
> > > tips or hints?  I don't know if my mitts will ever be quite the
> > same,
> > > but I am hoping they will.
> > >
> > > If you don't have any advice, sympathy emails are gladly
> accepted.
> > Har.
> > >
> > > - Dave -
>
>
> *Yahoo! Groups Sponsor*
> <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=249982.3179269.4495679.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=1705031972:HM/A=1524963/R=0/SIG=12ongbbsq/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/autoredir?camp=556&lineid=3179269&prop=egroupweb&pos=HM> 
>
>
>
> Community email addresses:
>   Post message: DTXpress@onelist.com
>   Subscribe:    DTXpress-subscribe@onelist.com
>   Unsubscribe:  DTXpress-unsubscribe@onelist.com
>   List owner:   DTXpress-owner@onelist.com
>
> Shortcut URL to this page:
>   http://www.onelist.com/community/DTXpress
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service 
> <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>.