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 23, Number 1
March 2008

Table of Contents: 1 Contributing Editors and the Editorial Board [Editorial] Ralph A. Manchester 3 Music Students' Health Problems and Health-promoting Behaviours Gunter Kreutz, Jane Ginsborg, Aaron Williamon 12 Bruxism Related to Violin Playing F.J. Rodríguez Lozano, M.R. Sáez Yuguero, A. Bermejo Fenoll 16 Solutions to Two Difficult Surgical Problems in Musicians: Modified Surgical Techniques for Basal Thumb Arthritis and Trigger Finger R. Ragoowansi, I. Winspur 20 Environmental Factors in Susceptibility to Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Student Musicians Susan L. Phillips, Julie Shoemaker, Sandra T. Mace, Donald A. Hodges 29 Surface EMG Evaluation of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in a Professional Ballet Dancer: A Case Report Walter Albisetti, Omar De Bartolomeo, Stella Gabbiadini, Alberto Ventura, Matteo Parrini 33 Abstracts from the Literature [Abstracts] William J. Dawson 36 Genees & Kunst 5: Fifth Biannual Symposium on Medical Problems of Dancers and Musicians, Maastricht, October 6, 2007 [NVDMG Notes] A.B.M. (Boni) Rietveld, C.I.C.A. (Camilla) Winterkorn-Pierrot