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The Twenty-eighth Annual Symposium
Medical Problems of Performing Artists
Thursday, July 29 - Sunday, August 1, 2010     
Snowmass, CO

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2010 Symposium Schedule

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Thursday - July 29, 2010
7:15 am Registration Opens
8:00 Posters
8:00-4:30
Specific Stretching for Individual Needs, Sutton N. Anker
Comparison of Vocal Efficiency of Trained Versus Untrained Singers, Christophe E.
Jackson, PhD Cand.
8:10 Welcome, Bronwen Ackermann, PhD and M. Virginia Wilmerding, PhD, Program Co‐Chairs
Alan Fletcher, Aspen Music Festival & School 8:10-8:20
8:20 Dancer Wellness Project, Gary Galbraith, MFA 8:20-9:05
9:05 Musculoskeletal Screening and Injury Surveillance in Professional Musicians, Tim Driscoll, PhD 9:05-9:50
9:50 Athletes in the Arts: A Collaboration Between ACSM and PAMA, Randall Dick, MS, FACSM and John
Snyder, BME
9:50-10:25
10:25 Posters and Break 10:25-10:50
10:50 Upper Limb Injuries in Argentine Musicians, Adriana Pemoff, MD 10:50-11:05
11:05 Contributing Factors to Injury in Music College and Conservatory Students, Regina Campbell, PT 11:05-11:25
11:25 Occupational Injury and Illness Experienced By Classical Musicians and Protective Behaviors Enacted,
D. Marty Raymond, III, RN, PhD 11:25-11:40
11:40 Holistic Health Survey of a University Student Music Population, Brenda G. Wristen, PhD 11:40-11:55
11:55 Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Problems among Classical Musicians: a Review of 9 Years of Experience, Albrecht Lahme, MD and Carolina Lares 11:55-12:10
12:10 pm Lunch Break 12:10-1:30
1:30 The Effect of Altering Posture on Respiratory Patterns in Professional and University Music Major
Wind and Brass Instrumentalists
, Mark Halaki, PhD 1:30-1:45
1:45 Characteristics of Facial Muscle Activation Patterns in Woodwind and Brass Instrumentalists,
Nicholas O'Dwyer, PhD 1:45-2:00
2:00 One Size Doesn’t Fit All Flute Players, Karen Lonsdale, Bmus 2:00-2:15
2:15 Muscle Force Optimization in Piano Playing – A Biomechanical Analysis, Chu Kay Michael Mak, MB, ChB 2:15-2:30
2:30 The Physiological Characteristics of Jazz Guitarists, Erin M. Hayden, PT, DPT, OCS 2:30-2:45
2:45 Biomechanics for Musician’s Medicine, Naotaka Sakai, MD, PhD 2:45-3:00
3:00 Posters and Break 3:00-3:25
3:25 Musical Performance Anxiety in the Marching Arts, Jacob Levy, PhD 3:25-3:40
3:40 All in a Day’s Work: Performance Anxiety in Professional Musicians, Dianna T. Kenny, PhD 3:40-4:30
4:30 Adjourn and Welcome Reception 4:40
Friday - July 30, 2010
7:45 am Registration Opens
8:00 Posters
8:00-4:15
Age of Bassoon Players Impact Performance‐Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Paula
Brusky, PhD
Motor Learning and Teaching Dance, Donna Krasnow, MS and M. Virginia Wilmerding, PhD
Effective Strategies and Techniques for Performing Musicians, Sean McGowan, DMA
8:20 Announcements 8:20-8:30
8:30 Importance of Improving Embodied Self‐Awareness through Stabilization and Endurance Exercise,
Kristie S. Kava, PT, MS, DScPT 8:30-8:45
8:45 Panel: Creation, Development, Pitfalls and Running of "Arts Medicine Clinics", Alice Brandfonbrener, MD, Richard Lederman, MD, Nancy Kadel, MD, Moderator: Robin L. Kish 8:45-10:00
10:00 Posters and Break 10:00-10:30

10:30

Dance Screening Program as a Teaching Opportunity,
Jennifer Deckert, MFA 10:30-10:45
WORKSHOP: Healthy Instrumental Practice for the Jazz Pianist: Alignment in Motion, Neil Olmstead, MM 10:30-11:00

10:45

New Directions in Research in Dance Medicine and Science, Margaret Wilson, MS, PhD 10:45-11:00

11:00

Medical Components of Screening of Dancers, Nancy J. Kadel, MD 11:00-11:30 WORKSHOP: Analysis of a Concert Pianist during Performance: Proving What Works, Kathleen Riley, PhD and John Chong, MD 11:00-11:30

11:30

Screening and the Standard Measures Consensus Developed Under the Auspices of IADMS, Marijeanne Liederbach, PhD, PT, ATC, CSCS 11:30-12:00
12:00 pm Lunch Break. Optional: Discussion Group ‐ Athletes in the Arts 12:00-1:30
1:30 Pilates for Dancers: Training, Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Recovery, Mary S. Burns, PhD 1:30-1:45 WORKSHOP: Assessment of the Upper Limb in Performing Artists, Keith Bengtson, MD and Clay Miller, MD
1:30-2:00
1:45 A Comparison of the Immediate Effects of Localized Vibration Versus Static Stretch on Hamstring Flexibility, Emily Durban, DPT, Shana Matlock, DPT, Cindy Benson-McGregor, MPT, OCS, Shelley Piers‐VanderPloeg, DPT 1:45-2:00
2:00 The Domino Effect, Toni Caligiuri, BA 2:00-2:15
2:15 The Pelvis and the Dancer's Thigh, Roger M. Hobden, MD, DO(Q) 2:15-2:45
2:45 Posters and Break 2:45-3:15
3:15 Improvisation as a Tool for Enhanced Motor Learning in Dance, Donna Krasnow, MS 3:15-3:45
3:45 Intentional Rest: Scientific and Somatic Value for the Dancer, Glenna Batson, PT, ScD, MA 3:45-4:15
4:15 Participants Performance 4:15-5:15
5:15 Adjourn 5:15
Saturday - July 31, 2010
8:00 am Annual General Meeting 8:00-10:00
10:00 Break 10:00-10:30

10:30

An Interdisciplinary, On‐Site University Musicians' Wellness Team, Judy Palac, DMA 10:30-10:45 WORKSHOP: C‐I Training for Teachers, Donna Krasnow, MS
10:30-11:00

10:45

Analysis of a Concert Pianist during Performance:
Proving What Works ‐ Case Summary
, John Chong, MD 10:45-11:00
11:00 Consultative Process of Designing a National Musicians’ Health Curriculum for Australia, Suzanne
Wijsman, DMA, MM
11:00-11:15
11:15 National Musicians Health Curriculum Content, Bronwen Ackermann, PhD 11:15-11:30

11:30

 

Panel: Educational Opportunities in Performing Arts Medicine ‐ Status and Prospects, Dagmar Wolff, Dr phil, Dip Mus, PT, Panel TBA 11:30-12:30 WORKSHOP: Brain Gym™ to Optimize
Technique, Performance, and Everyday Life
, Robin L. Kish, MFA, MS 11:30-12:00
 
12:30 pm Lunch Break 12:30-2:00
2:00 The Tremulous Bow Arm: Technical or Neurological? Richard
Lederman, MD, PhD
2:00-2:15
WORKSHOP: Hands‐on Screening of
Dancers, Part 1
, Gary Galbraith, MFA and Karen Potter, MFA 2:00-3:00
2:15 A Combination of Constraint‐Induced Therapy and Motor Control Retraining in the Treatment of Focal Hand Dystonia in Musicians, Patrice Berque, PT 2:15-2:30
2:30 Successful Career Adaptations of Professional Musicians with Focal Dystonia, Nancy Taylor, MM 2:30-2:45
2:45 Functional and Morphological Changes of Brain Structures in Patients Suffering from Musician’s Dystonia,
Eckart Altenmüller Prof. Dr.
2:45-3:00
3:00 The Hannover Pain Management in Musicians: a Follow Up Study, Eckart Altenmüller Prof. Dr. 3:00-3:15 Hands-on Screening of Dancers,
Part 2,
Nancy J. Kadel, MD 3:00-4:00
3:15 Break
3:30 Quantification of Sound Exposure as a Basis for Prediction of Risk, Kris Chesky, PhD 3:30-3:45
3:45 Therapeutic Drumming as a Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Performing Artists, Janet E. Johnson, MD, MPH and Bethany Bultman 3:45-4:00
4:00 Establishing Valid Sound Pressure Level Measurement Methods, June Hart Romeo, PhD, NP 4:00-4:15
4:15 Alice G. Brandfonbrener Young Investigator Award: Playing‐Related Musculoskeletal Problems in Children Learning Instrumental Music – The Association Between Problem Location and Gender, Age and Music Exposure Factors, Sonia Ranelli, BSc 4:15-4:50
4:50 Adjourn 4:50
Sunday - August 1, 2010
8:30 am Registration Opens
9:00 Prevention for Musicians ‐ an Educational Neglect? Dagmar Wolff, Dr phil, Dip Mus, PT 9:00-9:15
9:15 Health Behaviour and Health Locus of Control of Japanese Musicians and Japanese Ballet Dancers, Mayumi Kuno‐Mizumura, PhD 9:15-9:30
9:30 Post‐Dramatic Stress: Suffering in Silence, Mark Cariston Seton, PhD 9:30-9:45
9:45 Is Wrist Arthroscopy Suitable for Musicians? Nikos Reissis, MD, PhD and Hari Trouli, MD 9:45-10:00
10:00 Lower Extremity Nerve Entrapments in the Performing Artist, Sean F. Wolfort, MD 10:00-10:15
10:15 The Vexed Question of Posture: Exploding Postural Concepts, Ann Shoebridge, B.App.Sc. 10:15-10:30
10:30 Summary Remarks 10:30-10:45
10:45 Adjourn 10:45
 
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