Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2013 Latin Issue | Page 56

Bass Musician Magazine [health]

Treatment
Options
by Randall Kertz, D.C.

Frequently I am asked about

heat, a chiropractic adjustment,

treatment options for bassists...

ultrasound, electric stimulation,

Who should I go see, should I try

acupuncture and stretching all

acupuncture, a chiropractor, rest,

at once hoping something will

ice, heat, etc.? The Internet can

work. Sometimes your first line

be of little help in this quest, as

of treatment doesn’t work, and

frequently sites will either repeat

what works for one may not

information from other sites, or

work for another, even if it is the

supply information to support

same exact issue. If you have

their own agendas. Plus, without

done everything you know how

benefit of examining a patient, it

to do right off the bat with no

is hard to supply a one-size-fits-

improvement, you don’t know

all diagnosis and treatment plan.

what worked and what didn’t.

When I see a patient, whatever This frustrates both practitioner
the problem may be, I start out

and patient.

with a basic treatment plan

Instead, it’s best to start

that I have had success with

with simple steps, such as for

in the past. For example, if

carpal tunnel, first getting the

someone presents with carpal

diagnosis right. Then I would

tunnel syndrome, I don’t do ice,

work on relaxing the muscles in

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