The Athletic Musician: A Guide to Playing Without Pain - Softcover

Paull, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810833565 ISBN 13: 9780810833562

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 1999

Synopsis

The Athletic Musician is an innovative approach that teaches musicians how to prevent and manage injuries, presented in a unique format that combines sound medical protocol with a musician's point of view. Harrison, a musician, discusses the magnitude of the problem of musicians' injuries with reference to statistical surveys and discusses the emotional and psychological impact of injury on the individual musician. Paull, an orthopedic physiotherapist describes, in layman's terms, the athletic approach to a musician's injuries. Each commonly injured area is examined in turn, from neck, back and shoulder pain to arm, wrist and hand problems. For each area, the anatomy is described, followed by an explanation of what causes the injury and how to avoid or prevent the injury from occurring.Musicians should regard themselves as elite "musical athletes" and protect themselves from injury by following athletic training protocols. The authors present appropriate stretching regimes and postural corrections for both on and off stage, as well as ergonomic changes to instrument and playing positions. The text is amply illustrated with sketches for every exercise and stretch, photographs of musicians demonstrating playing postures, and unique anatomical drawings of musicians.The Athletic Musician presents research-based, scientific material in a format that is relevant, clear, and practical for all musicians. The combination of a medical and musical perspectives makes it an indispensable guide for all musicians and the health care professionals who aspire to help them.

About this title

About the Author

Christine Harrison is Professor in Science Education at King's College London, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810833565
• ISBN 13: 9780810833562
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192