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Medical Problems of Performing Artists

July 26 - 29, 2012

"Performing Arts Medicine: Past, Present, and Future"

Schedule

Please note that sessions and presenters are subject to change.

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Thursday - July 26, 2012
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
10:05 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.
  Worth Measured in Pain, Natalie Iscovich BFA
  Performance Related Neuromuscular Injury and Treatment in Vocational and Amateur Musicians: Results From the Long Island Musician's Survey (lims), Ruth Marder
  Ergonomic Devices are Underutilized in Both Professional and Avocational Musicians: Report from the Long Island Musician's Survey (lims) Database, Maria-Louise Barilla-LaBarca, MD
  The Art of Competitive Dance: Understanding the Dominant Motivations for Youth to Participate in Dance Competitions and the Behavioral Outcomes of Youth with a Competitive Dance Education, Samantha Sobash, BFA
  Epidemiological Evaluation of Pain and Performance Anxiety Among String Instrumentalists, Katrin Meidell, BA, BM, MM, DMA
 
Plenary Session - Main Conference Room
7:45 a.m. Registration
8:30 Introduction, Robin Kish, MS, MFA and Kathleen Riley, PhD, MM, Program Co-Chairs
8:35 Welcome, Alan Fletcher, Aspen Music Festival and School
8:45

Finger Dexterity Rehabilitation Through Piano Keyboard and sEMG/Video Feedback, Kathleen Riley, PhD, MM

9:00 The Effects of Fatigue on Jumping: A Three-year Investigational Study, Jennifer Deckert, MFA
9:15 KEYNOTE: Principles and Practice of Stress Management: Applications to Performance Stress, Paul Lehrer, PhD
10:05 Break and Posters
10:35 Development of a Clinical Movement Analysis Tool for Musicians, Bronwen Ackermann, PhD, MPH, BAppSc(PT)
10:50 A Multidisciplinary Model for the Treatment of the Instrumentalist, Neil Cherian, MD
11:20 Current Practice Regarding Hearing Conservation and Audiological Processes in Australia's Professional Orchestras - Towards a National Standard, Ian O’Brien, MaudSt, MPhil, BMus
11:35 Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. Physical Therapy Assessment of Pianist with Abnormal Shoulder Mechanics Aided by Use of Surface EMG and Video Recording, Kay Cherian, PT, MPT, Cert. MDT
1:15 Freedom of Movement: Muscle Activation Patterns During Piano Playing, Preeti Raghavan, MD
1:30 Diagnostic Ultrasound of the Glenohumeral Joint and its Field of Application within the Physiotherapeutic Diagnostic and Treatment of Musicians, Maria-Sophie Brückle, B.Sc. Phys. Th.
1:45 Advocating for Musicians' Wellness: The Contributions of Professional Associations, Gail Berenson, BM, MM
2:00 Break and Posters
2:30 Review of Physical Therapy Practice Over the Past 30 years-Changes and Challenges, Regina Campbell, PT
2:45 30 Years of Performance-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder Data from a Single Institution, Ralph Manchester, MD
3:00 The Life History of the PAMA Symposium: Conception to Maturity, Alice G. Brandfonbrener, MD and
Richard Lederman, MD, PhD
3:15 RICHARD J. LEDERMAN LECTURE: Focal Dystonias in Musicians, Alan Lockwood, MD, FAAN
4:05 Adjourn
4:30 Welcome Reception
   
Friday - July 27, 2012
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
9:55 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
 

Strengthening and Stretching for Developing Hip Joint Range of Motion, Sutton Anker, BFA

  Pedagogical Aspects of Body Mapping and Somatosensory Training: The Application of Neuroscientific Research to Injury Prevention and Recovery, Lea Pearson, BA, MA, DMA
  Medical Problems of Music Majors and Their Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Japan,
Hitoshi Yamashita, PhD, LicAc
 

The Impact of Participating in Drum and Bugle Corps on Performers' Body Mass Index, Jacob J. Levy, PhD (Presented by Whitney Statham, MS)

  Epidemiologic Survey of College Student-Musicians Participating in Marching Band, Melissa Hatheway
WORKSHOPS (rooms TBA)
8:30 - 9:15 a.m.
MUSIC
Biofeedback in the Evaluation of Muscle Tension in Guitarists, Leslie Harrington, MD and
Sean McGowan, DMA
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
MUSIC
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosing and Retraining Musicians' Performance Problems with sEMG/Video and MIDI, Kathleen Riley, PhD, MM; Neil Cherian, MD; Kay Cherian, PT, MPT, Cert. MDT
10:30 a.m. - Noon
DANCE
Yoga for the Performer - A Movement Session, Jennifer L. Deckert, MFA
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
MUSIC
Sound Level Monitoring: The Basis for Education, Management, and Accountability,
Amyn M. Amlani, PhD and Kris Chesky, PhD
 
Plenary Session - Main Conference Room
8:00 a.m. Registration
8:30 Announcements
8:35

No One Gets Hurt - An Overview of the Safety Mission of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative Entertainment,
Keith Dyer, MM

8:50 Examination of Weight Transfer Strategies During the Execution of Grand Battement Devant at the Barre, in the Center, and Traveling, Donna Krasnow, MS
9:05 KEYNOTE: The Science Behind Dancing: Where have we been, where could we go? Shaw Bronner PhD, PT, OCS
9:55 Break and Posters
10:25 Notes From a Small Island: Developing a Musicians' Dystonia Clinic at a Major Teaching Hospital in Ireland,
Juliet Bressan, MD, MPH MICGP
10:40 Task-Specific Singing Dystonia: Vocal Instability that Technique Can’t Fix, Lucinda Halstead, MD
10:55 Trigger Position Exercise for Musicians with the Focal Hand Dystonia, Naotaka Sakai, MD, PhD
11:10 A Combination of Constraint-Induced Therapy and Motor Control Retraining in the Treatment of Focal Hand Dystonia in Musicians - A Long-term Follow-up Study, Patrice Berque, BSc (Hons) MCSP
11:40 Focal Dystonia - Diagnosis and Treatment from a Physiotherapists' Point of View: A Systematic Review,
Felix Sielermann, BSc, PT
11:55 Lunch Break
Lunch Discussions: Dance, Music, Education (rooms to be announced)
1:30 p.m. Electrodes and Expression: A video-graphic diary of how SEMG biofeedback enhances the learning process at the piano, Jessica Johnson, DMA
1:45 Slackline Training to Improve Sensorimotor Skills in Musicians - A Pilot Study, Lena Kaisersberger, BSc; Presented by Christoff Zalpour, PhD
2:00 The Influence of Practice on the Development of Motor Skills in Pianists: A Longitudinal Study in a Selected Motor Task, Henning Vauth, DMA
2:15 PANEL: Health and Wellness Services to a Dance Company, Bonnie Robson, MD (moderator); Shaw Bronner, PT, PhD, OCS; Brian Goonan, PhD; Nancy Kadel, MD; Joanna Ivey
3:00 ALICE G. BRANDFONBRENER YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD: A Study of Right Shoulder Injury in Collegiate and Professional Orchestral Cellists: An Investigation Using Questionnaires and Physical Assessment, Dale Rickert, Bmus
3:30 Break and Posters
4:00 Participants' Performance
5:00 Adjourn
   
Saturday - July 28, 2012
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
10:15 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
 

Brainscripting: Transforming Performance Anxiety into Peak Performance and "Flow", Patrick Gannon, PhD

  Balancing Dance and Academics,Emily Duncan, BA; Molly Myers, BFA; Kristen Robinson BA
  Sleep Deprivation and Injuries in Collegiate Dancers- A Progression Through the Semester, Taryn Ka'iulani, BFA
  Study of Physical Disability in Elderly Cuban Musicians, Luis Felipe  Heredia Guerra, MD
  The Effects of Positive Thinking on Dance Performance, Keila Halili, BA
WORKSHOPS (rooms TBA)
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
MUSIC
Kinesthetic Postural Awareness Training for the Performing Artist (dress comfortably and bring a towel or mat), Kristie Kava, PT, DScPT, OMPT
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.
DANCE
Foot and Ankle - Nancy Kadel, MD
11:15 - 11:45 a.m.
DANCE
Dance Kinesiology Teachers Interest Group Meetings and break-out sessions, Margaret Wilson, PhD
1:15 - 1:45 p.m.
DANCE
The Upper Body Disconnect: Revisiting the Role of the Scapula in Whole Body Integration, Judith Steel, MA, CMA and Lisa Donegan Shoaf, DPT, PhD
1:45 - 2:00 p.m.
DANCE
Debrief and Discussion, Margaret Wilson, PhD (Lead)
2:00 - 2:40 p.m.
DANCE
Teaching Anatomically Sound Turnout to Dancers, Kathryn Daniels, MA
2:40 - 3:00 p.m.
DANCE
Debrief and Discussion, Margaret Wilson, PhD (Lead)
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
DANCE
Nurturing the Vital Psoas Muscle for Optimal Performance, Jo Ann Staugaard-Jones, MA, BS
4:00 - 4:15 p.m.
DANCE
Debrief and Discussion, Margaret Wilson, PhD (Lead)
 
Plenary Session - Main Conference Room
7:15 a.m. Registration
7:45 Business Meeting and Breakfast
9:00 Rolled Shoulders in a University BFA Dancer: A Three-week Intensive Intervention Involving the Alexander Technique and Exercise Prescription, Suzanne Oliver, MFA, PhD
9:15 Ankle and Hindfoot Problems in Dancers, Roger Hobden, MD, DO(Q)
9:30 The Inner World of Dancers: An Exploration of Eating Disorders and Professional Dancers, Jeanne Even, LCSW
9:45 Use of the DanceFIT Screening Tool on First Year Collegiate Dance Majors, Jill May, PT, DPT
10:00

Eating Disorders, Lisa A. Harner, MD and Ovidio Bermudez, MD 

10:25 Break and Posters
10:55 The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Performance Anxiety Management, Vanessa Cornett-Murtada, DMA, CHt, CMI
11:10 Relationships Between Depression/Anxiety and Pain in a Group of University Music Students, Brenda Wristen, PhD
11:25 Adapting Psychotherapy Techniques for Anxiety Disorders to Musical Performance Anxiety Interventions for the Music Studio, Heather Winter Hunnicutt, DM and Scott Winter, MD
11:45 Lunch Break - Committees Meet (rooms to be announced)
1:15 p.m.

Testing the Effectiveness of an Injury Prevention Workshop for National Youth Orchestra Canada,
Christine Guptill, BMus, MS(OT), PhD

  Implementing an Injury Prevention Program at National Youth Orchestra Canada, Barbara Smith, MMus
1:45

What Musician Survivors Can Teach Us About Medical Treatment and Music Therapy for Breast Cancer,
Sarah Schmalenberger, PhD

2:00 A Nasendoscopic Investigation of the Velopharyngeal Mechanism in Wind Musicians, Alison Evans, MMus
2:15 Frequency-Response and Attenuation Patterns of Musician Earplugs, Kris Chesky, PhD
2:30 What can we Learn from the Musicians´ Consultation Hours at the University of Applied Physical Therapy and Osteopathy (INAP/O) in Osnabrück, Germany? Malika Damian, BSc PT, MA cand.; Presented by Christoff Zalpour, PhD
2:45 Break and Posters
3:30 The Health of the Popular Musician: A New Initiative by Tech Music School (TMS) in London, Hara Trouli, MD
3:45 Musculoskeletal Pain and Injury in Professional Orchestral Musicians in Australia, Tim Driscoll, BSc(Med), MBBS, MOHS, PhD
4:00 A National Triage Trial with Three Month Follow-up in Eight Professional Symphony Orchestras, Cliffton Chan, B Physio
4:15 Non-music Activity Related Soreness Experience is Associated with Playing-related Musculoskeletal Problems in Child Instrumentalists, Sonia Ranelli, BSc, MSc
4:30 Adjourn
6:00 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration
   
Sunday - July 29, 2012
8:15 a.m. Registration
8:30 PANEL: Navigating the New NASM Standards, Kris Chesky, PhD (moderator); Amyn M. Amlani, PhD; Steve Austin, PhD; Heather Winter Hunnicutt, DM; Donna Brink Fox, PhD; Ralph Manchester, MD; Judy Palac, DMA; Scott Winter, MD
9:30 Commonalities in the Treatment of Musician and Dance Injuries: A Comparison of Two Case Studies,
Kristie Kava, PT, DScPT, OMPT
10:00 The Healing Power of Creative Musical Expression, Terry Lewis
10:15 PANEL: What Will the Future Bring in PAM - Jennifer Deckert, MFA (Moderator); Ian MacDonald, MSc, BMus, ARCM, ALCM; Susan Arjmand, MD; Terry Clark, PhD, MMus
11:15 DISCUSSION: Future
11:30 Adjourn
   

 

 

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