- How do you choose a doctor
and how do you figure out if you need one?
Let me start again.
How do you figure out
if you need a doctor for the aches
and pains that you're suffering?
Are aches and pains normal?
Well,
almost anybody that does a long period of intense anything,
whether it be computer work or studying or childcare
is going to have some aches and pains.
So aches and pains are really kind of a normal part of life.
And as you get older,
you'll get more accustomed to that.
However,
if you have things
like numbness and tingling that persist,
or abnormal movements,
like if you can't control your fingers,
they start wandering someplace,
or maybe your embouchure suddenly gets funny.
That requires medical attention.
Now, I'm not talking about a single twitch
or a single morning that you wake up
and your hands are a little tingly.
But if it happens,
it's happening kind of regularly,
maybe a couple of times a week over a couple of weeks,
I'd say that needs some medical attention.
Of course, anything that is severely
painful needs attention right away.