Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

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 -