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The playing of musical instruments places specific and high demands on the musicians. If it comes to an imbalance between demands and resources, health problems result that are located on a continuum between health and illness. Music-specific diseases can develop from this. Epidemiological studies show that two-thirds of all musicians will suffer from Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PRMD) during the course of their lifetime. These are characterized by pain in the forearms, hands, shoulders, and back, which are usually caused by overuse from playing. In addition, psychological stress, especially music performance anxiety, and noise-induced hearing loss are most common health problems. Musician-specific diseases can be adequately treated by physicians, and therapists of musicians’ medicine and usually have a good prognosis. Health risks for musicians can be derived from the development of musician-specific diseases. The musician is faced with the task of learning about the music-physiological and psychological basics of making music and how to behave preventively and health-promoting while practicing, rehearsing, and performing. Important topics here include the economical

Author

Claudia Spahn

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN