NEW! MPPA now indexed by MEDLINE.
Medical Problems of Performing Artists
is the first clinical medical journal devoted to the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of medical and psychological disorders related to the performing arts.
Original peer-reviewed research papers cover topics including neurologic disorders, musculoskeletal conditions, voice and hearing disorders, anxieties, stress, substance abuse, disorders of aging, and other health issues related to actors, dancers, singers, musicians, and other performers.
Editor: Ralph A. Manchester, MD
Official journal of the Performing Arts Medical Association (PAMA),
the Dutch Performing Arts Medicine Association (NVDMG),
and the Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare (ASPAH).
Current Issue
Volume 27, Number 1
March 2012
Table of Contents:
| 1 | ADLs and PRMDs [Editorial] Ralph A. Manchester  | | 3 | Effects of Supplemental Training on Fitness and Aesthetic Competence Parameters in Contemporary Dance: A Randomised Controlled Trial Manuela Angioi, George Metsios, Emily A. Twitchett, Yiannis Koutedakis, Matthew Wyon | | 9 | Physical and Mental Health of Different Types of Orchestra Musicians Compared to Other Professions Edgar Voltmer, Mark Zander, Joachim E. Fischer, Brigitte M. Kudielka, Bernhard Richter, Claudia Spahn | | 15 | Livelihood vs. Life: The Occupational Well-Being of Women Musician Survivors of Breast Cancer Sarah Schmalenberger, Charles E. Gessert, Jean E. Giebenhain, Lisa D. Starr | | 21 | Monitoring Stage Fright Outside the Laboratory: An Example in a Professional Musician Using Wearable Sensors Martin Kusserow, MS, Victor Candia, Oliver Amft, Horst Hildebrandt, Gerd Folkers, Gerhard Tröster | | 31 | Noise Exposure Levels for Musicians During Rehearsal and Performance Times Devon McIlvaine, Michael Stewart, Robert Anderson | | 37 | Development and Validation of a Questionnaire on Musculoskeletal Pain in Musicians Valérie Lamontagne, Claude Bélanger | | 43 | Increment of Fatigue, Depression, and Stage Fright During the First Year of High-Level Education in Music Students Horst Hildebrandt, Matthias Nübling, Victor Candia | | 49 | Mozart's Nocturnal Habits Are Disproved by Historical Evidence [Letter] Damián H. Zanette | | 50 | Abstracts from the Literature [Abstracts] William J. Dawson | | 52 | Book Review: The Psychology of Music Performance Anxiety. By Dianna T. Kenny. Musician's Survival Manual, by Richard N. Norris. [Book Review] Jacob J. Levy, Keith A. Bengtson | |
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