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)
and the Dutch Performing Arts Medicine Association (NVDMG).

Current Issue

Volume 24, Number 1
March 2009

Table of Contents: 1 The Power of Negative Studies [Editorial] Ralph A. Manchester 3 Medical Management of the Professional Singer: An Overview Anthony F. Jahn 10 Adult Musicians' Perceived and Measured Pulmonary Function Debbie Rohwer 15 How to Destroy Creativity in Music Students: The Need for Emotional and Psychological Support Services in Music Schools Julie Jaffee Nagel 18 A Curriculum on Performing Arts Medicine: Perspectives on Theory and Implementation Susan Arjmand 26 Physical Fitness and Severity of Injuries in Contemporary Dance Manuela Angioi, Giorgos S. Metsios, Yiannis Koutedakis, Emily Twitchett, Matthew Wyon 30 History of Playing-related Pain in 330 University Freshman Music Students Alice G. Brandfonbrener 37 Compression of the Posterior Interosseous Nerve Due to an Occult Ganglion Cyst in the Elbow of an Amateur Pianist [Case Reports] Wei-Ren Su, Shun-Chien Cheng, Ing-Sing Yong, I-Ming Jou 40 Abstracts from the Literature [Abstracts] William J. Dawson 43 Genees & Kunst 7: Seventh Biannual Symposium on Medical Problems of Dancers & Musicians, Amsterdam, October 11, 2008 [NVDMG Notes] A.B.M. (Boni) Rietveld, C.I.C.A. (Camilla) Winterkorn-Pierrot, for the Dutch Performing Arts Medicine Association (NVDMG) 50 Military Bands as a Population for Studying Musicians¿ Health [letter] [Letter] Jonathan Newmark 51 Intermission: Assorted Poetry on Musician Health Brianna Richardson