POSTER – Injury Risk in a Collegiate Marching Band – Melissa Hatheway, University of North Texas
Continue Reading → Share—Janet Horvath, associate principal cello of the Minnesota Orchestra for more than three decades, is a soloist, writer, and award-winning advocate for injury prevention. Her acclaimed book Playing (Less) Hurt An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians is available on Amazon or at www.halleonard.com
Janet Horvath – Injuries Among Young People on the Rise
Interview with Janet Horvath: Author of Playing Less Hurt – Minnesota Public Radio
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Athletes In The Arts
Need: The problem to solve is how to improve the general well being of musicians and artists, especially young people. This has multiple components: nutrition, exercise, hearing health, injury, rehabilitation, injury prevention, mental health, music therapy, even health insurance.
Idea: The novel aspect of this initiative is the interest of the sports medical profession in the issues of the physicality of the arts. The idea is to connect the community of musicians, artists, parents, educators and ...
Continue Reading → ShareTop 3 medical issues by Performer (List 1,2,3)
Conductor Singer Keyboard Percussion String (bow) String (hand) Flute Woodwind Brass Wind Marching
1. Head
- dental
- vocal chords
- embouchure
- mandible
- jaw
- laryngeseal
- hearing
- Other
2. Hand/Wrist
- tendinitis
- arthritis
- Other
3. Whole Body
- shoulder
- elbow
- back
- hips, legs ankles
- feet
- skin (sun,wind)
- Vital Capacity
- Other
4. Mental Health
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