Hi John,

Thank you for the resources =D I'll give these all a deeper look before our next lesson. The 5 finger exercises is exactly what I was looking for! I may have to bring along a racquet ball to see if that helps her at all.

I only briefly talked with her mother regarding her condition, and she mentioned that she was on morphine at times to help manage the pain, but at this point she's only on mild pain medicines to help manage the chronic symptoms. Which is to say, playing the piano is exacerbating her symptoms enough to be noticeable and disruptive.

I did some hand stretches with her today that my piano teacher had taught me, and they seemed to help some. I also was aware to take many breaks and not have her play for more than a couple minutes at a time. I imagine she and I will have to work up to playing an entire 5 minute piece though. She is very motivated, and I am quite happy to say the pain doesn't seem to be hindering her very much, but I still don't want her to feel it if she doesn't have do.

Thanks for the help!