JAS Helps Violist Regain Range of Motion … and Her Career
A backpacking accident left New York Philharmonic violist Judy Nelson with two broken arms. Subsequent surgery was successful and able to repair the damage to her arms, but left Nelson with a range of motion issue. “I became alarmed – I lost a lot of range of motion in my left hand … motion I didn’t have the luxury of losing.”
Nelson returned to work, but quickly ran into pain and limitations in her viola playing. “I couldn’t play the way I need to play; the way I WANT to play.” She sought out information about her options, and then learned about Joint Active Systems.