Last Updated: 9/15/01

Performing Arts Medicine Associations

General Muscular Injury

Piano / Keyboard Injury

String Injury

Percussion Injury

Wind Injury

Journals / News Letter

Performing Arts Medicine Associations

• The Performing Arts Medicine Association
• IAMA, International Arts Medicine Association
• Canadian Network for Health in the Arts
• Midicine des Arts Journal
• Musicians and Injuries
• Texas Performing Arts
• Musician health survey. The object of this study is to identify medical problems experienced by musicians. Please participate!
• Performing Arts Medicine at Ithaca College
• Arts Medicine
• Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique
• University of North Texas Music Health Survey

General Muscular Injury

• Contrast Baths for Pain Relief by Nicholas Quarrier, MHS PT, OCS
• The Effects of Stress on Music Performance by Tracy Temple
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cold Hands? by Nick Quarrier MHS PT OCS
• NONSURGICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR UPPER EXTREMITY OVERUSE INJURIES
• Nonsurgical Approach to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Hand and Wrist Anatomy
• Biofeedback
• Touch for Health - stress and pain management information
• Dr Jameson, Chiropractic and performing Arts
• Musculoskeletal Problems in Musicians
• The importance of how your entire body is positioned when sitting is brought out in the fairly technical article, SITTING POSTURE: THE OVERLOOKED FACTOR IN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
• Alexander Technique
• About Seats and Sitting
• Complete Guide to Alexander Technique
• Healing Water Therapy
• Pilates® Exercises/Therapy
• Lori Stotko, OTR, CHT Occupational Therapist, Hand Therapist
• Stretching and Flexibility
• Legal Aspects and Music
• Somatic Options - Feldenkrais Information
• Theory of Postural Boundaries, by Nicholas Quarrier MHS, PT, OCS
• Adverse Mechanical Tension, by Brent Anderson PT

Piano / Keyboard Injury

• Playing the Piano...Playing With Fire?
• Niks Piano Technique and Hand Guide page provide information on another low-tension piano technique, as well as a special practice tool used to help learn the technique.
• Cold Hands? by Nick Quarrier MHS PT OCS
• NONSURGICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR UPPER EXTREMITY OVERUSE INJURIES
• Piano Article
• Discussion of Weighted Electronic Keyboards
• Changes to Piano Key Weights
• Roland RD-600 Keyboard; Bench Height (was Re: Hanon)
• Cold Fingers
• Recovery; Small Hands?
• Back Problems, Solution

String Injury

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• Pain free Cello Playing
• About Seats and Sitting
• Sitting, Back Pain w/ Violin
• Sitting & Proper Positioning With the Guitar
• Cold Hands? by Nick Quarrier MHS PT OCS
• NONSURGICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR UPPER EXTREMITY OVERUSE INJURIES

Percussion Injury

• About Seats and Sitting
• Cold Hands? by Nick Quarrier MHS PT OCS
• NONSURGICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR UPPER EXTREMITY OVERUSE INJURIES

Wind Injury

• Wrist Pain in Woodwind Players by Reid T. Nelson, oboist
• Cold Hands? by Nick Quarrier MHS PT OCS
• NONSURGICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR UPPER EXTREMITY OVERUSE INJURIES
• About Seats and Sitting
• HANDS ON! ONLINE, the performance health newsletter for flutists. Great stuff! 
• Relieve Those Aches and Pains! (Flute)

Journals / News Letter

• Hearing Problems are common among musicians, classical and rock alike. A good resource list is the Tinnitus Frequently Answered Questions Web site. Detailed information on protection, earplugs can be found from Aearo Company's technical support page, and by all means see HEARNET , the Web site for H.E.A.R. (TM) ( Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers.)
• How Loud is Too Loud?
• Musician health survey. The object of this study is to identify medical problems experienced by musicians. Please participate!
• Medical Issues for Performers
• Coping With Performance Anxiety
• Medical Clinics for Performers (in the US and Canada) .
• Advice on alternative medical care
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  Carpal Tunnel
• Musician's Health
• Three Musicians Talk about the Alexander Technique