The fact is that musicians, depending on their instrument, are prone to specific injuries. Certain musical instruments force the musician to use unnatural, stressed postures for long periods of time. Rapid movement necessary to play difficult pieces of music adds to the beauty of music, but it also adds stress on the musician.
Picture, for example, a violinist. The posture a violinist must use is not exactly a natural posture. The head is tilted to one side, angled sort of downward with the violin resting between the shoulder and the chin. Add to this the repetitive, lightening speed movement of the arm, elbow, and hand and it is no wonder that the violinist may have neck and shoulder problems.
It is not just the violinist who is at risk. Guitarists often have neck and arm pain from bearing the weight of their instruments. Back muscles are under constant stress, also. Percussionists often find themselves suffering from low back and forearm pain while pianists experience problems with shoulders, arms, and hands. People who play flutes or harps or sousaphones have their own set of damaging physical stresses.
Everyone is concerned but no one is surprised when a typist or a worker on an assembly line suffers a repetitive motion injury. It is common for chiropractic clinics to take care of and see great results for these patients. Think about the similarity to the repetitive motions of the musician. The musician needs chiropractic care, also. Those who are just beginning their careers need health giving, body balancing chiropractic care, now, to prevent chronic pain and disability. There are great, simple exercises that can be learned, also, to strengthen the areas of concern.
Musicians who have been playing for years? …Well, you know what you need. If you played last night, you are probably rubbing or icing some part of your upper body or low back right now. Just as serious professional athletes are discovering the performance enhancing benefits of chiropractic, so should serious musicians. Call this clinic today to make beautiful pain-free music tomorrow.
