London Hand Therapy

Prima Vista scores a musical hit for visually impaired people

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:33:11 +0000

Imagine learning a new piece of music entirely through touch, by reading and learning the music in braille. This article is inspiring!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/feb/15/prima-vista-musical-visually-impaired?intcmp=239

New leaflet is hot off the press!

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:12:22 +0000

Our new leaflet is hot off the press! It outlines what we do at London Hand Therapy and has pretty pictures too! Click here to download >>

WE HAVE MOVED

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:22:23 +0000

Our West End clinic has moved to:
Bowskill Clinic
4 Duke Street
London W1U 3EL

Acoustic Magazine – Preventing Injuries in Guitarists (Part 4)

admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:49:42 +0000

This fourth and final article for Acoustic Magazine, discusses stretches and strengthening exercises that performers can easily do themselves at home. This can decrease the chances of developing hand and arm pain and make playing more enjoyable.

Many thanks to the magazine for allowing me to upload this article to my website. I hope it is useful and enjoyable, and helps many guitarists world wide!

Acoustic Magazine – Preventing Injuries in Guitarists (Part 4)

Acoustic Magazine – Preventing Injuries in Guitarists (Part 3)

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:28:39 +0000

The third Acoustic Magazine article looks at focal hand dystonia in guitarists; how to prevent it, treat it and the latest research.

Acoustic Magazine – Preventing Injuries in Guitarists (Part 3)

BAHT Annual Conference 2011

admin — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:39:44 +0000

Katherine Butler is honoured to be speaking at the British Association of Hand Therapists’ Annual Conference in Leeds in October. She will be speaking on musicians’ hand injuries. For more information about the conference please follow this link:

http://www.hand-therapy.co.uk/e-bulletins/baht-annual-conference.html

Acoustic Magazine – Preventing Injuries in Guitarists (Part 2)

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:47:50 +0000

I’m very happy to announce that the second in this series of articles is now available! The term “RSI” can scare guitarists, but there are easy ways to decrease the chance of developing repetitive strain injuries.

Acoustic Magazine – Preventing Injuries in Guitarists (Part 2)

Assessment and Treatment Principles for the Upper Extremities of Instrumental Musicians

admin — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:22:07 +0000

This is an authoritative textbooks for hand surgeons and therapists. I am honoured to have made a contribution to Chapter 142 “Assessment and Treatment Principles for the Upper Extremities of Instrumental Musicians.”

Thank you to the editor for allowing me to upload the chapter here.

Daily Mail Article – James Galway

admin — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:25:10 +0000

The brilliant James Galway could have lost his career had he not found the Wii so beneficial to his rehabilitation. Playing against his grandson and laughing a lot helped him get back to performing on his golden flute! We are all pleased to have him back!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1354636/James-Galway-Playing-tennis-Nintendo-Wii-good-physio.html

Acoustic Magazine – Preventing Injuries in Guitarists (Part 1)

admin — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:08:15 +0000

This is the first of four articles that Acoustic Magazine have asked me to write. The focus of these articles is on how to prevent injuries and how to enjoy playing the guitar without hurting yourself. The magazine is in the shops on February 18, and I have been given kind permission to upload my article for your interest – hope you enjoy it!

Acoustic Magazine – Preventing Injuries in Guitarists (Part 1)