Writing on injury, recovery and how musicians actually use their bodies
Written for musicians rather than for physicians — though the clinical reasoning is the same reasoning I teach at conferences. Each article is written here, on this site.
Ten myths about pain that musicians are taught to believe
Pain is not the price of art. On why practising harder does not fix weakness, why steroid injections are the wrong tool for a performer's tendon, why slow and soft playing injures people too, and why copying a famous soloist's posture can hurt you.
Read the articleAfter the injury: how to return to playing once treatment is done
Reducing pain is only the beginning. Rebuilding posture, adjusting the instrument and the bow, a graded return-to-practice schedule in minutes, warm-up versus stretching, and how long fascia, ligament and nerve really take to heal.
Read the articleMore is on the way
Articles on embouchure injury in wind players, on the MOZART framework, and on what determines a musician's playing posture are being written for this site. If there is something you would find useful, tell me — patient questions are where most of these come from.