Performing Arts Medicine in Clinical Practice

• Main Author: Bird, Howard A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Rheumatology.; Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation medicine.; Physiotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Rehabilitation Medicine.

This useful book gives the reader basic insight into the musculoskeletal problems specific to each of the varied instruments and styles of dance, as well as some that affect the voice. The author’s thirty years practical experience around the theme of ‘Controversies in Performing Arts Medicine’ allo...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Expert Care of the Performing Artist
• 2. Musical Instruments and their Demands on the Body
• 3. Styles of Dance and Their Demands on the Body
• 4. The Voice and the Musculoskeletal System
• 5. Principles of Management
• 6. Illustrative Musical Case Studies
• 7. Illustrative Dance Case Studies
• 8. Overuse Syndromes
• 9. Hypermobility in Dance; Asset not Liability
• 10. Scoliosis in Musicians and Dancers
• 11. Drugs and Therapeutics
• 12. The Disabled Performer
• 13. The Multi-Talented Performer
• 14. Future Trends.