[Jewelry making - Article 00061] - Re: [Orchid] Tennis elbow advice

[Cathy Wheless - artjeweler]

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    This is just one person's experience..... One of my best friends
    decided to marry "baby Godzilla" who is a great guy with a size 20
    ring finger. While I was hand making his ring it required great
    strength to solder and form very heavy half round stock and round it
    out on the mandrel. We did a number of fittings because it was summer
    and his finger kept changing size, and first he wanted a square ring
    then he changed his mind and wanted the ring round. I wanted to be
    sure he was happy and comfortable wearing his ring. While holding the
    ring mandrel in my left hand and making blows with my right hand a
    long time was spent exposing my left elbow to reciprocal type of
    impacts. It is that action or injury that often causes tennis elbow
    (lateral epicondylitis). Hitting a tennis ball is repeated impact
    action so hence the term tennis elbow. After the work was finished
    over a period of three months the pain became disabling enough to see
    the "Doc". He referred me to an orthopedic "Doc" that gave me a
    steroid injection in the elbow and instant relief was provided. I
    purchased a ring mandrel holder that mounts in your work area with
    screws. This sturdy item holds the mandrel in a horizontal position
    while you form so that it absorbs the impact instead your arm, great
    tool I love it. No more problems with my elbow! 

Peace and blessing to all,
Cathy Wheless
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