Now, then, I'm a bodhran player too....yes and I ENJOY IT!! Last year in May i was at a festival in whitby, and have never played so much or so fast in all my life. My arm nearly dropped off and I was in severe pain. I went to the hospital and was told I had repetitive strain injury, it is very common in bodhran players due o the wrist and arm movement..no dirty comments please. What I used was arnica tablets and tiger balm. You press on your arm to find where the knots are and rub the balm in there. It is quite expensive, but works very well as by massaging it you loosen and release all the knots that are in your arm. The doctor gave me anti inflammatories and a tubigrip and told me not to play for four months..I nearly pulled him over the table by the collar and thumped him in the face. I told him that it was festival season and that I was not going to stop playing for four months. I carried on playing through the pain and suffering and got a good friend tig to help me out with it. It is perfectly fine at the moment although I do still get the odd painfull twinge, so I just shake my arm around a bit and carry on.

Just take it easy, and my advice is don't listen to your doc, they're no good with musicians!!

Keep up playing, it rocks.

Jez.

PS are you a uk catter...where abouts?