Musician's Health Links

*please contact me if you find any broken links, or if you know of links which should be included here!

Ergonomic Flutes:

Drelinger UpRiteŽ Headjoint

Maartin Visser Flute Lab

Casey Burns Flutes

John Lunn Flutes

Jim Schmidt Flutes

 

Specific Approaches:

Alexander Technique

Applied Kinesiology

Aston Patterning

Body Mapping

Body-Mind Centering

Chiropractic for Musicians

Feldenkrais Method

Hellerwork

Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies

Massage

Mental Imagery

Myofascial Release

Pilates

Rolfing

Rosen Method

Shiatsu

Somatic Movement Therapy

Yoga

 

Books:

musicbooksplus.com
This site is geared toward teaching materials - has lots of fun things for kids. This link takes you to the Musician's Health page.

Practice-Perfect.com
A resource for books relating to mental imagery.

University of Chicago Library
Contains a short list of books on performance issues. There are several resources geared toward percussionists. Includes a couple of useful links as well.

Van Cott Information Services
A fabulous resource for books on all things related to music. This link takes you to the General Music section where you will find many books on performance health.

 

Comprehensive:

DanceMed
A dance site with a page relating to musicians. Contains a brief history of musician's injuries, as well as a broad overview of different injuries and some treatment options.

Electric Blues Club
Another exhaustive collection of information. Includes a few items specific to the flute.

Essential Musical Intelligence
Music therapy based on eastern philosophies. Offers books and sample exercises.

International Arts Medicine Association
A non-profit organization dedicated to communication between arts and health professionals.

Ithaca College - Performing Arts Medicine
Interesting articles on performance injuries and remedies.

John Lunn Flutes - Performance Health Links
A list of useful links for performance health.

Kun Shoulder Rest Website - Musician's Health Page
This site is focused on violinists and violists, but the health page contains good general information.

The Laban Ring
A page full of links to Laban-related sites.

Musicians' Clinics of Canada
Offers treatment for all music-related injuries to people in Canada and the US. Headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario.

Musician's Wellness
A nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of performing musicians. Offers workshops & training at varying levels. Site includes some interesting articles.

North American Folk Music & Dance Alliance
Comprehensive listing of many useful links for performance health.

University of Nebraska - Lincoln Campus
Exhaustive group of resources for repetitive strain injuries.