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| Primary Author: |
Altenmüller, E.
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| Journal Title: |
Das Orchester - Zeitschrift für Orchesterkultur und Rundfunk-Chorwesen
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| Date Published: |
2000 |
| Language: |
German
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| Category: |
Multiple Medical Disorders
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| Key Words: |
medical job illness musician orchestra |
| Full Citation: |
Altenmüller, Eckart, and Maria Schuppert. Berufsspezifische Erkrankungen bei Musikern. [Job-Related Illnesses in Musicians.] Das Orchester - Zeitschrift für Orchesterkultur und Rundfunk-Chorwesen [Germany] 48, no. 5 (2000): 24-29. |
| Full Abstract: |
Discusses the various types of job-related illnesses of professional musicians, including pain syndromes, focal dystonia, the lip and tooth problems of wind and brass blowers, and the internal effects of playing wind and brass instruments. Concludes that professional musicians are subject to a multitude of physical and psychological conditions that can result in both acute and chronic complaints. |
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