I've had a set of bagpipes for six months. I used to be able to have a practice session of half an hour, with frequent rests between songs (I just started, see, so I don't have much endurance yet).
But for some reason, lately, my endurance has gone down the tubes.
For a few months, my lips couldn't form a tight seal around the blowstick, and I couldn't play long at all. But I gradually got better. Now I have a more elusive problem: headaches.
When I play, I get a killer headache in the back of my head, right where my neck meets my skull, usually on the left side. It's an awful pain. But it stops when I stop playing. I did everything my mom suggested. I drank more water and took magnesium.
The reeds aren't taking too much air. That's not the problem.
Or, doctors, do you think that my spine and neck are out of whack, and the hard blowing brings out the pain? (It's happened before, years ago) Should I visit the chiropractor to have it fixed? Please help!
2006-11-11
07:41:58
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