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2009 Symposium Schedule

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Monday - June 22, 2009

8:40

Welcome and Opening Remarks, Keith Bengtson, MD and Roger Hobden, MD, Dip Sport Med 8:40-8:45

8:45

The Musician's Hand, Peter C. Amadio, MD 8:45-9:15

9:15

Testing and Training for Contemporary Dance Specific Physical Fitness, Emma Redding, PhD 9:15-9:45

9:45

Prevalence of Attention Deficit Disorder Symptoms in Musicians and Dancers as a Patient Group, G.J.F. de Haas, MSc, BA 9:45-10:00
10:00 Posters and
Break
10:00-10:30
A Proposed New Method to Quantify Changes in Lumbrical Strength,
Cindy Benson-McGregor, MPT, OCS
Vocabulary Used by Piano Teachers to Teach Healthy Postural Attitudes to Their Piano Students at the Pre-Collegial Level, Christian Martin, MPA, MMEd
Slow-Down Exercise for the Focal Hand Dystonia of Musicians,
Naotaka Sakai, MD, PhD

10:30

Attitudes of  Parents Towards the Health and Well-Being of Children Studying Music, Bronwen Ackermann, PhD, PT 10:30-10:45 Workshop: Pelvic Power for Core Integration and Healthy Joints, Eric Franklin, BFA,BS 10:30-12:00

10:45

Shoulder Joint and Muscle Exposure in Violin Musicians: A Three-Dimensional Kinematic and Electromyographic Exposure Variation Analysis, Jonathan Reynolds, MSc, PT 10:45-11:00

11:00

Injury Prevention in Musicians, A.B.M. (Boni) Rietveld, MD, BA(mus) 11:00-11:20

11:20

Gestural Cues and Muscular Loading During Music Conducting, Peter Visentin, MS 11:20-11:45

11:45

Open Discussion 11:45-12:00

12:00pm

Lunch Break 12:00-1:30

1:30

Why Violinists and Violists Seek Performing Arts Medicine Consultation: Review of a Personal Series Richard Lederman, MD, PhD 1:30-1:45

1:45

Spinal Motor Control and the Performing Artist, Jo Smith, PT, M.Manual Therapy1:45-2:05

2:05

Ankle Sprains and Relation to Core Strength and Stability, Nancy Kadel, MD 2:05-2:25

2:25

Overview of Thigh Injuries in Dance, Alison Deleget, MSATC 2:25-2:45

2:45

Open Discussion 2:45-3:00
3:00 Posters and
Break
3:00-3:30
A Proposed New Method to Quantify Changes in Lumbrical Strength,
Cindy Benson-McGregor, MPT, OCS
Vocabulary Used by Piano Teachers to Teach Healthy Postural Attitudes to Their Piano Students at the Pre-Collegial Level, Christian Martin, MPA, MMEd
Slow-Down Exercise for the Focal Hand Dystonia of Musicians,
Naotaka Sakai, MD, PhD

3:30

Keynote: Motor Control and Complex Artistic Movement, Prof. Francis G. Lestienne, PhD 3:30-4:30

4:30

The Golgi Tendon Organ & Motor Control in Performing Artists, Marjorie Moore, PT, MS(kines), PhD 4:30-5:00

5:00

Adjourn

5:30

Welcome Reception 5:30-6:30
Tuesday - June 23, 2009

8:30

Circus Issues in Health Prevention and Treatment, Philippe Goudard, MD 8:30-9:05

9:05

Dancer Wellness Programs: The Experience of the National Ballet of Canada, Julia Alleyne, BHSc(PT) MD Dip Sport Med 9:05-9:35

9:35

The Role of Dance UK’s Healthier Dancer Programme in the Promotion of Dancers’ Health, Dance Medicine and Science in the UK, Helen Laws delivered by Emma Redding, PhD 9:35-10:05
10:05 Posters and Break
10:05-10:35
Understanding the Musician's Arm, Maria Holian, OTR
You Don’t Need Surgery (Probably). Alternative Treatment Options for Common Injury Presentations in Musicians, Randall Kertz, DC
Addiction Recovery for Performing Artists, Susan Raeburn, PhD
Periodization for Dance and Performing Arts, Luis Xarez Rodriguez, PhD

10:35

Essential Elements of Piano Technique:  Proving What Works with sEMG, Kathleen Riley, PhD and John Chong, MD 10:35-11:05 Workshop: Injury Prevention in Partnering, Sylvain LaFortune, MA 10:35-12:05

11:05

An Assessment of Freshman Music Students’ Health Upon Entrance to College, Judy Palac, DMA 11:05-11:20

11:20

Monitoring the Health of Performing Artists, Ralph Manchester, MD and George Shybut, MD 11:20-11:50

11:50

Lunch Break 11:50-1:45

1:45 pm

Revisiting the Core, its Relationship to Injury and its Crucial Role in Rehabilitation and Functional Return to Dance, Katherine L. Ewalt, MS, ATC, HHP, NCTM 1:45-2:15

2:15

Hip Resurfacing: Can it Keep the Arthritic Hip Dancing? Bonnie Weigert, MD 2:15-2:30

2:30

Panel on Healthy Weight Control for Dancers, Bonnie Robson, MD, FRCPC; Elizabeth Snell, BSc, RD; Virginia Wilmerding, PhD; Katharine Zeller, MD 2:30-3:30

3:30

Performance Ability and fMRI Findings Following Retraining Therapy for Musicians' Focal Hand Dystonia, Theresa Lie-Nemeth, MD 3:30-3:45
3:45 Posters and Break
3:45-4:10
Understanding the Musician's Arm, Maria Holian, OTR
You Don’t Need Surgery (Probably). Alternative Treatment Options for Common Injury Presentations in Musicians, Randall Kertz, DC
Addiction Recovery for Performing Artists, Susan Raeburn, PhD
Periodization for Dance and Performing Arts, Luis Xarez Rodriguez, PhD
4:10 Welcome by President and CEO of Aspen Music Festival and School, Alan Fletcher 4:10-4:15

4:15

 

Presentation of the Lederman Lecturer Award, Clay Miller, PAMA President Workshop: Revisiting the Core, its Relationship to Injury and its Crucial Role in Rehabilitation and Functional Return to Dance Continued as a workshop, Katherine L. Ewalt, MS, ATC, HHP, NCTM 4:15-4:45
Richard Lederman Lecturer: Functional Brain Organization in Relation to Emotion and Meaning in Music, Mark Jude Tramo, MD, PhD 4:15-5:15

5:15

Open Discussion 5:15-5:30

5:30

Adjourn
Wednesday - June 24, 2009

7:45

PAMA Members' Meeting 7:45-10:00

10:00

Break 10:00-10:20

10:20

Report on the Dance Screen Task Force,
Nancy Kadel, MD 10:20-10:30
Workshop: Passepartout for Instrumentalists: Shortcuts Towards a Physiological Instrumental Technique, Dagmar Wolff, Dr phil, Dipl Mus, Dipl Mus-Päd PT 10:20-11:40

10:30

The Need to Test for Laterality in Dance, Ginette Hamel, BSc PT, Dip Sports Physio 10:30-10:45

10:45

Injuries in University Level Dancers: The American College Dance Festival Experience, Jason Holgers, DO 10:45-11:00

11:00

Effectiveness of a Hip Abductor Strengthening Program on the Prevention of Anterolateral Ankle Sprains in a Professional Ballet Company, Marijeanne Liederbach, PhD, PT, ATC, CSCS 11:00-11:15

11:15

Artistic Directors Classical and Contemporary Ballet, Bonnie Robson, MD, FRCPC 11:15-11:30

11:30

Open Discussion 11:30-11:45

11:45

Lunch Break 11:45-1:15

1:15 pm

Circus Issues in Health Prevention and Treatment,
Eric Lamme, FCAMT, BScPT 1:15-1:45
1:45 Open Discussion 1:45-2:00

2:00

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in Conservatory Trained Vocalists,
Alison DeLeo, PT, DPT
2:00-2:15

2:15

Mental Strategies for an Optimal Performance, André Moisan 2:15-2:45

2:45

Break 2:45-3:00

3:00

Members' Performance 3:00-3:50

4:00

Foot and Ankle Function and Injury in the Dancer, Emily Sandow, MS, PT, DPT 4:00-5:00 Workshop: Mental Strategies for an Optimal Performance, André Moisan 4:00-5:15
5:00 Open Discussion 5:00-5:15
5:15 Adjourn
 Thursday - June 25, 2009

9:00

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Controversies Regarding His Death, but Not His Genius,
William Dawson, MD
 9:00-9:15

9:15

Results of International Survey on Injury Prevention and Management for Flute Players,
Karen Lonsdale, DMA Cand.
9:15-9:30

9:30

Anatomy, Physiology, and Neurology in the Balancing and Playing of the Flute,
Susan D. Fain, MA, DMA Cand.
9:30-9:45

9:45

Determinants of Health in Dance Students, Laura Cruz, MSc, MD, Dip Sport Med 9:45-10:00

10:00

A Comparative Analysis of the Prevalence of PRMD Amongst Tertiary Trained Jazz Pianists in Australia and the USA, Graham Wood, BM 10:00-10:15

10:15

Summary Discussion 10:15-10:30

10:30

Adjourn

 

 

 
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