30th Annual PAMA Symposium on Medical Problems of Performing Artists
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Athletes and the Arts
Integrating the science of sport and the performing arts for the mutual benefit of both Create opportunities for performing artists and sport athletes improve their health Provide access to resources that help them stay healthy Unite organizational efforts to create a sustainable movement for better health.
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Practice Issues
Practice for a performing artist involves multiple hours of often very repetitive and focused effort. While practice is essential to become a better performer, it also can lead to overuse injuries that can limit or end careers. Consider an appropriate balance of formal performance work, alternative mental and physical “cross-training, and 45 minutes most days [...]
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Musicians and Hearing Loss – A Lay Summary for Sharing
As an art form, music is a human expression performed solo or in groups, un-amplified or amplified. Musical sounds can exceed daily exposure limits and musical activities are widely acknowledged by hearing scientists as potentially dangerous to hearing. Artistic freedom is both appreciated and valued, however, issues related to the health and safety of this freedom [...]
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Wellness & Exercise – INVEST IN YOURSELF
Musicians are committed to their craft, often spending hours each day practicing to improve performance. However, consider investing an hour a day for your own general health – exercise, good nutrition, regular doctor and dentist visits, hydration. The payoff is a healthier you that can be on stage longer doing what you love. a. Exercise is [...]
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Forearm Stretch
This is a posture correcting exercise to help with wrist, elbow, shoulder, back or neck pain from a guitarist and corrective exercise therapist at the Atlanta Spinal Correction Center in Alpharetta GA. http://www.painreliefcorrective.com
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Performance Anxiety – A Lay Summary for Sharing
Performance anxiety, commonly referred to as “stage fright” in performing arts contexts, is a distressing and disabling condition that affects performers of all ages. At least half of all performing artists, regardless of age, gender, and talent or experience level, report problems associated with performance anxiety. “I’ve never told anyone this, but I suffer from [...]
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