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, and other health issues related to actors, dancers, singers, musicians, and other performers.

Editor: Bronwen J. Ackermann, PT, PhD
Assoc Editor-Dance: Shaw Bronner, PT, PhD, OCS

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 34, Number 3
September 2019

Table of Contents: 125 Sleep and Fatigue of Elite Circus Student-Artists During One Year of Training Adam Decker, Patrice Aubertin, Dean Kriellaars 132 Intra- and Inter-individual Movement Variability of Upper Limb Movements of Ballet Dancers Yui Kawano, Mayumi Kuno-Mizumura 141 Relationship of Popliteus Sulcus Depth and Tibiofemoral Rotational Alignment with Popliteus Tendinitis in Professional Folk Dancers Exposed to Turnout Positions: An MRI Analysis Emel Kaya Aumann, Taner Aksu, Vefa Atansay, Ayhan Nedim Kara, Neslihan Aksu 147 An Exploration of Pre-Professional Dancers' Beliefs of the Low Back and Dance-Specific Low Back Movements Danica Hendry, Leon Straker, Amity Campbell, Luke Hopper, Rhianna Tunks, Peter O'Sullivan 154 Associations Between Balance Ability and Dance Performance Using Field Balance Tests Frances Clarke, Yiannis Koutedakis, Margaret Wilson, Matthew Wyon 161 What Do We Know About How Acute Physical Fatigue Affects Movement in Dancers?: A Systematic Review of the Literature [Review] Danielle N. Jarvis, Rachel E. Abergel

The Voice A Medical Guide for Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Voice By Yolanda D. Heman-Ackah, Robert T. Sataloff, and Mary J. Hawkshaw For more information or to order, click here.

Performing Arts Medicine, 3rd ed. Edited by Robert T. Sataloff, Alice G. Brandfonbrener, and Richard J. Lederman For more information or to order, click here.

In memory of Alice G. Brandfonbrener, MD 1931–2014 A pioneer in the field of performing arts medicine and founding editor of MPPA.