Genees & Kunst 10--Tenth Symposium on Medical Problems of Dancers & Musicians, Universitair Medisch Centrum, Utrecht, March 27, 2010.

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-61
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Medical Centre ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Medical Specialists ◽  
The University ◽  
Dutch Family

On Saturday, March 27th, 2010, the Dutch Performing Arts Medicine Association (NVDMG) organized a scientific and artistic Jubilee symposium “Genees & Kunst 10” for its 5th anniversary and 10th member assembly, at the University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU), The Netherlands. During his opening speech, dr. Rietveld, president of NVDMG, mentioned the successful first 5 years and the vitality of the NVDMG, and he emphasized the importance of performing arts medicine, given the large proportion of performing artists (at least 14% of all patients) in an average Dutch family physician’s practice. Scientific presentations, interspersed with dance and music performances, were given by several medical specialists. Abstracts of these presentations are published here as the symposium proceedings

Genees & Kunst 8: Eighth Biannual Symposium on Medical Problems of Dancers & Musicians, Revalidatie Friesland, Beetsterzwaag, April 4, 2009

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-197
Author(s):  
G.J.F. (Gert-Jan) de Haas ◽  
C.I.C.A. (Camilla) Winterkorn-Pierrot
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Medical Centre ◽  
Rehabilitation Centre ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
Orthopaedic Department ◽  
10Th Anniversary ◽  
The University

On Saturday, April 4th, 2009, the Dutch Performing Arts Medicine Association (NVDMG) organized a scientific and artistic symposium Genees & Kunst 8 for its 8th member assembly, at Revalidatie Friesland (Rehabilitation Friesland) Rehabilitation Centre, in Beetsterzwaag, The Netherlands. The assembly was co-hosted by Mr. G.J.F. (Gert-Jan) de Haas, Vice-chairman of NVDMG and head of the Psychology and Psychiatry Department of the Medical Centre for Dancers & Musicians (MCDM), K.H. (Kees-Hein) Woldendorp, MD, rehabilitation specialist and musician in Revalidatie Friesland, and Prof. S.K. (Sjoerd) Bulstra, MD, PhD, orthopaedic surgeon and head of the Orthopaedic Department of the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG). In addition, Revalidatie Friesland celebrated the 10th anniversary of the musicians' outpatient clinic led by K.H. Woldendorp, MD.

Genees & Kunst 6: Sixth Biannual Symposium on Medical Problems of Dancers and Musicians, Den Haag, April 1, 2008

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 186-192
Author(s):  
A B M (Boni) Rietveld ◽  
C I C A (Camilla) Winterkorn-Pierrot
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Medical Centre ◽  
Yale University ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
Fulbright Scholar ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
The Hague ◽  
Wind Players

On Tuesday, April 1, 2008, the Dutch Performing Arts Medicine Association (NVDMG) organized a scientific, artistic and, above all, festive symposium, "Genees & Kunst 6," for its sixth member assembly. The assembly, held at the Medical Centre of The Hague, was co-hosted by Dr. A.B.M. (Boni) Rietveld, President of NVDMG and head of the Medical Centre for Dancers & Musicians, and by Mr. P.E. (Peter) van der Meer, MBA, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Medical Centre of The Hague (MCH). Scientific presentations, interspersed with dance and music performances, were given by NVDMG members and by two special guest presenters: Dr. W.J.B. (Walter) Mastboom, surgeon in the Medisch Spectrum Twente, in Enschede, The Netherlands, talked about parotid gland surgery and its consequences for the embouchure in wind players. And Dr. A. (Bert) Roldaan, pulmonologist in the Haga Ziekenhuis in The Hague and past director of the Nederlands Astmacentrum in Davos, Switzerland, addressed artists with shortness of breath and COPD. The scientific program continued with NVDMG presenters including: P.A.M. (Peter) de Beer, medical adviser of the world famous André Rieu Orchestra in Maastricht, on medical care of an orchestra touring internationally; M.E. (Mamie) Air, medical student at Yale University and Fulbright Scholar to The Netherlands 2007-08, working with Dr. Rietveld, on successful treatment of Freibergs disease in a preprofessional dancer; A.L. (Bram) de Blécourt, psychiatrist, Bergen op Zoom, on the impending dissonance between dancers/musicians and audience and the role of the psychiatrist; and F.M. (Frits) van der Linden, surgeon at Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, Gouda, on the hair of Beethoven.

Research in Performing Arts Medicine

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph A Manchester
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Know How ◽  
Dance Medicine ◽  
Artistic Performance

The field of performing arts medicine has grown significantly over the last few decades. While we still have a long way to go before we can confidently state that we know how to prevent and treat the maladies that interfere with artistic performance, we are making progress on several fronts. In preparation for giving one of the keynote addresses at the 2015 University of South Florida--Performing Arts Medicine Association Conference titled Caring for Artists and Arts that Heal, I reviewed the types of articles that have been published in Medical Problems of Performing Artists over the last 10 years. I also did a comparison of those articles to articles published in the Journal of Dance Medicine and Science and in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. In this editorial, I will present my findings.

Genees & Kunst 7: Seventh Biannual Symposium on Medical Problems of Dancers & Musicians, Amsterdam, October 11, 2008

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
A.B.M. (Boni) Rietveld ◽  
C.I.C.A. (Camilla) Winterkorn-Pierrot
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
Occupational Medicine ◽  
Beta Blockers ◽  
Acl Injury ◽  
Medical Centre ◽  
Stage Fright ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
Professional Dancers

On Saturday, October 11, 2008, the Dutch Performing Arts Medicine Association (NVDMG) organized a scientific and artistic symposium, Genees & Kunst 7, for its seventh member assembly, at the Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre in Amsterdam. Scientific presentations, interspersed with dance and music performances, were given by NVDMG members and by two invited international speakers: P. Lewton-Brain, Dancing uphill, insights into dancing on raked (inclined) stages, and Dr. J. Schloemicher-Thier, Occupational medicine in the Salzburger Festspiele. Other presenters included: Dr. A. de Gast, Functional impingement of the shoulder due to poor posture in musicians; Dr. C.C. de Cock, Beta-blockers and stage fright; Ms. A.E. Felter, Report of a study on the relation between dance floors and dance injuries; Dr. D.E. Meuffels, ACL injury in professional dancers; and Mr. G.J.F. de Haas, AD(H)D in musicians and dancers.

Progress in Performing Arts Medicine

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-94
Author(s):  
Ralph A Manchester
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Founding Editor ◽  
Important Development

The announcement last month that Medical Problems of Performing Artists will now be indexed in Medline/PubMed is truly an important development for the field of performing arts medicine. While many of us wish that this had happened sooner, we should all be proud of our combined efforts that made it possible. In addition to the publisher Mike Bokulich, who has labored tirelessly to reach this goal, I also want to publicly thank (again) Alice Brandfonbrener, the founding editor of MPPA. Without her 20 year labor of love, we would not have been in a position to be included in Medline now.

An Inquiry from an Amateur Pianist

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-64
Author(s):  
Ralph A Manchester
Keyword(s):  
Expert Opinion ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Piano Technique ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Letter To The Editor

The Letter to the Editor from Matthew Arthur in this issue of Medical Problems of Performing Artists asks an important question for performing arts medicine professionals: why haven’t we used the scientific method to determine optimal piano technique? More broadly framed, why is technique in most of the performing arts based much more on tradition and expert opinion than on the results of carefully designed scientific studies?

Alice G. Brandfonbrener, MD--A Personal Remembrance

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J Lederman
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Founding Member ◽  
Founding Editor ◽  
At Home

Alice Brandfonbrener died peacefully at home on May 31, 2014, after a protracted illness. For all of us involved in performing arts medicine, she was the inspiration and guiding spirit. She will be missed. [Alice Brandfonbrener was one of the founding members of the field of performing arts medicine, perhaps the most critical founding member. In addition to organizing the first “Conference on the Medical Problems of Musicians” in Aspen, Colorado, in 1983 (which led to the formation of the Performing Arts Medicine Association), she was the founding editor of this journal, Medical Problems of Performing Artists--where she served as Editor for 20 years.]

scholarly journals Performing arts medicine: A research model for South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karendra Devroop
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Research Studies

Performing Arts Medicine has developed into a highly specialised field over the past three decades. The Performing Arts Medical Association (PAMA) has been the leading proponent of this unique and innovative field with ground-breaking research studies, symposia, conferences and journals dedicated specifically to the medical problems of performing artists. Similar to sports medicine, performing arts medicine caters specifically for the medical problems of performing artists including musicians and dancers. In South Africa there is a tremendous lack of knowledge of the field and unlike our international counterparts, we do not have specialised clinical settings that cater for the medical problems of performing artists. There is also a tremendous lack of research on performance-related medical problems of performing artists in South Africa. Accordingly the purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the field of performing arts medicine, highlight some of the significant findings from recent research studies and present a model for conducting research into the field of performing arts medicine. It is hoped that this research model will lead to increased research on the medical problems of performing artists in South Africa.

From Stats to Stage—Translational Research in Performing Arts Medicine

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-247
Author(s):  
Bronwen J Ackermann
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Clinical Expertise ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Patient Beliefs ◽  
Institutional Challenges ◽  
Based Medicine

Medical Problems of Performing Artists, since its inception under the legendary Alice Brandfonbrener’s guidance and vision, has always recognized the need for voices to be heard from the clinic, stage, and experimental research. This has been important in a relatively young field like performing arts medicine, where there is not yet a robust base of evidence to draw from for the complex range of physical, psychological, and institutional challenges that can affect performer health. Evidence-based medicine has long been described as using the best available research in conjunction with clinical expertise, while considering patient beliefs, characteristics, and circumstances.

Diversity and Training in Performing Arts Medicine

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-123
Author(s):  
Bronwen J Ackermann
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Vast Array ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Health Demands ◽  
Multiple Health

Medical Problems of Performing Artists has addressed the needs of clinicians for many decades, providing evidence and opinion pieces on performing artists' healthcare regarding a wide range of health issues that may either affect or cause problems when performing. Traditionally, two major challenges facing the best approaches to managing the health of performing artists has been (i) limited scientific research evidence supporting preventative approaches, specific assessments and treatment methods for the vast array of conditions seen, and (ii) a lack of training programs specifically targeting performing artists' healthcare. Not only are there many important differences between general healthcare and managing the health of performing artists, but there are variations between individuals performing on the same instrument, and a vast array of styles and genres of performing arts that create very different demands on performers. In relation to the first point, a previous lack of available scientific literature has hindered evidence-informed performing arts medicine practice; however, high-quality research has recently progressed rapidly. This edition of MPPA also highlights the incredible breadth of information emerging, recognising the complex and multiple health demands facing diverse performing arts domains.

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