This is going to be a wierd one so please bear with me.

I went a bit too fast and zoomed from beginner to grade 5 piano in three years (passed all with merit not that it's important). Why? - because I really enjoyed it.

As a result of being mid forties and maybe being a bit tense in the shoulder when playing, I developed wrist pains otherwise known as RSI so I stopped playing for a year thinking it would get worse.

Having tried and failed with physio treatment I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing that can be done other than to "manage" it and I have started playing again - but less intensively and for short periods.

My question is does anyone know a teacher in London with experience of teaching pupils with this condition and how to ensure posture/technique is adapted and maintained and maybe how to continue with grades but in a way that contains the condition?

Any views or similar experiences welcome. Thanks.

My teacher does have a focus on playing without injury. I used to have RSI; I can't say for sure that my teacher was what cured it but I know that since I started studying with her, I play with less tension. She is quite particular about hand and arm position and I do get corrected whenever I overstretch or tense up. I am not sure how the forum rules on advertising apply so I am not going to post her website here, but I'm happy to PM it to you if you want it. If you do, feel free to drop me a message.

I did not go for physio but I am not sure that was the right decision - I had the right outcome in the end but it was possibly in spite of having no treatment rather than because of it.

I found this book to be very helpful with regards to making me think about seating and hand position not just at the piano keyboard but at the computer keyboard, which is my day job.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Every-Pianist...t/dp/1579992064

Edit- my teacher is in London. I've also remembered that she has mentioned at least one student with pain from overpractising whom she has been able to help, and that student (a child) is continuing with grades now.