Subject: Arm pain - serious thanks

From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 10:33:35 -0400

Kindest thanks to all who responded re dealing with arm pain.  Apparently I
am not alone with the problem.  I think my course of action is going to be
something like this:
1.  Deal with anvil height
2.  Go to about a 20 oz hammer
3.  Put a sport grip on the hammer. (May have to shave handle some)
4.  Loosen grip
5.  Begin trying to use left hand
6.  Try to convince spouse I need a new Kuhn air hammer (This is a long shot)
That's for the hammering part. For the treatment.
1.  Try the spark lighter on my NC gas forge for a little shock treatment (I
did see something for sale for $69.
2.  Start looking for an acupunturist.  If unable to find a good one, go to a
physiotherapist or something similar.
3.  Try some of the exercises and cold compresses suggested.

This has been very helpful and I am deeply appreciative.  If anyone has
anything else to share, please do as it appears there is considerable
interest in these arm, hand shoulder injuries.   I will advise of my results.

Kindest regards, again

Don Plummer

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From: [email-masked] (Noller, Joyce)
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 16:50:46 -0700

> interest in these arm, hand shoulder injuries.   I will advise of my results.
Just had a thought, you're not using one of those fiberglass handled
hammers, are you?  Bad news.  I trashed my joints out a long time ago
and one of the things I've noticed is that anything but a well balanced,
wooden handled hammer will put me on the sidelines in about an hour. 
Something else you may find helpful is to keep a large variety of
hammers handy near your anvil.  I keep five or six around that vary from
16 ounces to three pounds, more or less in 8 ounce increments.  Takes a
while to get used to but I find that if I carefully match the hammer to
the task I can work about twice as long.