“Musician benefit highlights health dilemma
43 percent lack insurance in U.S.”
As quoted from The Advocate: New Orleans Edition, accessed on February 27, 2014:
“The cost of health care is the leading cause of bankruptcy in America, and musicians are hardly the only ones without health insurance. But because many aren’t employed by businesses that offer health insurance benefits — indeed, many work independently — they make up a unique niche of the uninsured population.”
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“Athletes and the Arts – The Role of Sports Medicine in the Performing Arts”
Dick, Randall W. MS, FACSM; Berning, Jacqueline R. PhD, RD, CSSD; Dawson, William MD, BS, FAAOS; Ginsburg, Richard D. PhD; Miller, Clay MD, MFA, PMR; Shybut, George T. MD
Published in Current Sports Medicine Reports, November/December 2013, Volume 12, Issue 6, p. 397-403.
Abstract
Performing artists are athletes. Like athletes, performing artists practice and/or perform most days with little off season, play through pain, “compete” in …
Athletes and the Arts Program: Initiative
PODCAST – Randy Dick, FACSM on the Health Radio – Sports Medicine and Fitness Show discussing the Athletes and the Arts Initiative.
Athletes and the Arts Program: Health Issues Unique to Performing Artists
PODCAST – Randy Dick, FACSM on the Health Radio – Sports Medicine and Fitness Show discussing hearing related issues for musicians.
Athletes and the Arts Program: NASM Standards
PODCAST – Randy Dick, FACSM on the Health Radio – Sports Medicine and Fitness Show discussing music standards and policies.