Unique Issues in Performing Artists: Part 2

In the previous blog post, I wrote about unique issues surrounding performing artists and the reluctance to seek medical help. Part 2 will tackle issues that are specific to each discipline: dance, music, and vocal arts. Dancers are a special crowd. They have good kinesthetic sense – the sense of movement and knowing where their […]

Unique Issues in Performing Artists: Part 1

In a previous blog post, I wrote about the health issues shared by sport athletes and performing artists. Hat tip to the Athletes and the Arts initiative for promoting these health issues. Despite all the similarities, the worlds in which athletes and artists move in are not the same at all. Their mindsets, training and […]

Who Practices Performing Arts Medicine?

Performing Arts Medicine (PAM) was my gateway to Rehabilitation Medicine (Physiatry). I wanted to know how to best address the musculoskeletal issues of performing artists, and found PAM sometime in medical school. Rehabilitation Medicine (Physiatry) does not have a monopoly on PAM, but as a specialty it fits PAM very well. We physiatrists focus on […]