Performing Arts Medicine

Preface Section 1: Introduction to Performing Arts Medicine

1. Sport or Art? The Intersection of Sports Medicine and Performing Arts Medicine

2. Treating the Performing Artist: Special Considerations

3. Coordinating the Care Team for the Artist

Section 2: Treatment of Musicians

4. Pathologies and Their Treatment in Musicians

5. Using Biofeedback and Awareness to Enhance Treatment of the Musician

6. Managing Auditory Symptoms in Musicians

7. Care of the Marching Musician

Section 3: Treatment of Dance Artists

8. The Dancer's Foot and Ankle

9. Management of the Dancer's Hip

10. Management of the Dancer's Spine

11. Unique Considerations of the Adolescent Dancer

12. Role of Screening in the Professional Dance Company

13. Bone Health Issues of the Dancer

14. Cross-Training for the Dancer

15. Return-to-Dance Strategies and Guidelines for the Dancer

16. Management of Psychological Complications in the Dancer

Section 4: Other Performing Artists

17. Treating the Vocalist