Point taken, Steve.

I'm supposed to use the hand, try things. I report to both a hand doc (every several weeks) and a hand therapist (weekly) and follow their instructions. I never play for more than twenty minutes at a stretch and    ten is more common -- better to do ten twice or three times a day (I also have a new, more severe, night splint since Friday and the index finger always reacts to new splints). I have no interest in damaging my hand further.