| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,589,318,382 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Performing Arts Medicine |
Also found in: Encyclopedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
|
Performing Arts Medicine A subspeciality of occupational medicine that formally addresses the medical complaints of those who play musical instruments, sing, or dance
Common problems Those of a specific muscle-tendon unit, ranging in severity from mild pain to complete incapacitation, related to a combination of relatively repetitive movements of a limited number of muscles, and awkward position required to hold the instrument and/or weight of instrument, overuse 'syndromes', nerve impingement, and facial dystonia Management Rest; beta-adrenergics for performance anxiety performing arts medicine A developing subspeciality of occupational medicine that formally addresses the medical complaints of those who toot, tickle, trill, or tap, playing musical instruments, warbling, or dancing Common problems Those of a
specific muscle-tendon unit, ranging in severity from mild pain to complete incapacitation, related to a combination of relatively repetitive movements of a limited number of muscles, and awkward position required to hold the instrument and/or
weight of instrument, overuse 'syndromes', nerve impingement, facial dystonia Management Rest; β-adrenergics for performance anxiety How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Medical Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|