Playing-related Pain and Health Issues
Alexander Technique
"The Alexander Technique has a long history of helping instrumentalists and singers to perform with less stress and likelihood of injury."
ArtsMed.org
The Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA) is a non-profit professional organization for physicians and other professional persons who are involved in treatment and/or research in the field of Performing Arts Medicine.
Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss - AAMHL
AAMHL is an online community where audiologists, music educators/therapists and adult musicians with hearing loss can get together to discuss issues of interest, work on collaborative projects and list upcoming events on making music with a hearing loss.
Feldenkrais Guild of North America
"Ordinarily, we learn just enough to function. For example, we learn to use our hands well enough to eat, our legs well enough to walk. Our abilities to function with a greater range of ease and skill, however, remain to be developed. The FELDENKRAIS METHOD teaches -- through movement -- how we can improve our capabilities to function in our daily lives."
Keeping the Beat
"What Do Healthy Aging and Chamber Music Playing Have In Common? Find out when you read this new book featuring interviews with 24 spirited older amateur musicians as they relate their experiences and the importance of chamber music in their lives."
Rolf Institute of Structural Integration
"Rolfing structural integration has an unequaled and unprecedented ability to dramatically alter a person's posture and structure. Professional athletes, dancers, children, business people, and people from all walks of life have benefited from Rolfing. People seek Rolfing as a way to ease pain and chronic stress, and improve performance in their professional and daily activities."
Taubman Institute
"A natural and powerful technique, the Taubman Approach to music-making liberates pianists to play effortlessly unburdened by physical limitations."