Treating tendonitis can be as simple as taking an anti-inflammatory medication, like aspirin. Another very simple at-home treatment is to grab some ice (or a bag of peas) out of the freezer and apply it for a few minutes at a time wherever the pain is. The ice will help relieve inflammation and ease pain.
[Some common over-the-counter pain medication.]
Splints are a common vehicle for relief sought by many musicians. Almost every musician I know has an Ace bandage kept near their instrument case. A brace or splint immobilizes the strained muscle and helps to ease some pain.
[Caitlin is not a fan of her wrist brace.]
Surgery and cortisone shots are a last resort, reserved for treating severe pain from tendonitis. Nowadays, carpal tunnel corrective surgery is performed as an out-patient procedure, but it is still traumatizing for the tendons in the wrist, and should be taken very seriously. Steroid injections are helpful in treating mild to moderate tennis elbow, but recovery is a slow process that works best when any symptom-causing action is halted for up to six weeks.2 This is stressful in its own right—I have had to give up my guitar for a time after developing pains, and it is hard to stay away.
*The Black Crowes - "Remedy"
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