His views on re-design of musical instruments, such as a rest to relieve the load on a clarientist's left thumb, are appealing innovations (Fry, 1986). However his treatment of "radical rest" is regarded by most others as wrong, and not supported by independent follow-up, a vital element in medical controversy. The same advice given to school-children with pains in computing classes would devastate their studies. Currently there is concern at the increase in the drop- out rate of students at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Music in the last three years. While this may be due to increased pressure or poorer selection or teaching, it coincides with publicity about overuse injury in musicians.