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Too bad the current administration isn’t taking its awareness of erroneous information about COVID a step further and looking at all sources of erroneous medical information. Beware folks there’s a lot.

If so, have you ever felt the twinges of aging hands that have done decades of repetitive movement to play all the instruments that you do?

Not every injury is performance related. We live in a repetitive world with cell phones etc. Injuries can interfere with performance whether acting, music, dance, stage production etc. So how can you tell whether an injury is performance related or not?

Now that the movie has been delayed, tour put off etc that doesn’t mean you can spend new found hours to practice the accent, dance move, measures of music that’s been challenging. Too sudden an increase in these activities can lead to overuse.

Please b safe, help your neighbor. Don’t stop practicing. Less chance of injury. Reducing your time is ok. Also, we r an email away to help u with general medical concerns regarding performance injury. No fee. Take advantage of down time. [email protected]. We r here for u.

If anyone graduated from LIPA as a music major, please send us an email ([email protected]) stating you graduated. We have a question about one course we would like to ask you. Please help in this way. It is greatly appreciated.

During this time, tv shows (The Resident, The Good Doctor are just 2), r donating props (masks, gowns etc). Please think how tv, movies, radio etc r helping us pass time while confined at home. Make the arts safer for artists. Donate to ifpam.org now. Tax deductible

If you graduated LIPA, was a music major, could you please email us at [email protected] for 1 quick question regarding the courses you had to take in order to graduate? Greatly appreciated.

When u shop at smile.amazon.com & designate The International Foundation for Performing Arts Medicine (IFPAM), as the recipient of a donation, u r helping IFPAM continue its work for u. If u prefer the tax deduction u can donate directly. See ifpam.org

According to the October 2019 issue of AARP magazine, one of the BEST things you can do for your brain health is to go out and DANCE!!! Perhaps seeing a stage show will inspire you!

Telephone scams are still going strong including calls that fake celebrities’ voices well enough that people have lost their hard earned money. Yet another way performing artists are harmed so to speak.

Mental practice not only proven to work but may help in situations described: pain in response to tension build up in response to technical difficulty.

Remember, there is NO safe theatrical smoke or substances used for pyrotechnical special effects. Try to find out what you are being exposed to although MSD sheet often don’t disclosed enough info. Such info could help save a life.

An organist had played a particular song during a service for many years. One day, half way through playing this same song, his hand went numb. After receiving therapy on his shoulder (same side), the numbness disappeared. We really are the sum of all our parts.

Congratulations to Sir Paul McCartney not only on his 77th birthday but for setting an example to all who sing, by breaking an old tradition of not eating or drinking on stage. He took a voice hydrating drink on stage while on tour in North Carolina. Way to go, Sir Paul & thanks!