Musicians' Clinic
There are a limited number of facilities specializing in the non-surgical management of repetitive strain injuries related to musicians and their instruments. Recovery and biomechanical retraining require treatment by specialized professionals who are familiar with the principles of treatment and who have accomplished musical backgrounds.
The Musicians' Clinic brings together four types of professionals:
- physicians experienced in soft-tissue diagnostics and familiar with problems of performing artists
- occupational and physical therapists
- musicians with physical medicine and retraining backgrounds
- a skilled craftsman to individually modify instruments
Overview of Services
The Musicians' Clinic includes three arms:
- retraining and clinical care
- outreach and education
- research
The Retraining and Clinical Care program is located in the Ergonomic Technology Center at UConn Health Center and incorporates the Center's emphasis on biodynamics and non-surgical therapy. The Outreach and Education program comprises efforts directed at the development of preventive programs for musicians at all levels of training. The Research program consists of ongoing assessment of diagnoses and treatment modalities and includes the use of advanced methods, such as digital imaging to evaluate abnormal movement.
The Musicians' Clinic Staff
- Martin G. Cherniack, MD, MPH
Medical Director,
Ergonomic Technology Center of Connecticut
- Vera Wills, BA
Director, Ergonomic Studies & Graduate Pedagogy
Manhattan School of Music
- Nicholas Warren, ScD, MAT
Ergonomist
The Musicians' Clinic is a multidisciplinary service designed to provide specialized attention to the professional performing artist and the avocational student player with acquired repetitive strain injury related to playing a musical instrument. The emphasis is on intensive treatment, biomechanical retraining and modification, and preventive education, using validated methods.
For more information, appointments for treatment and/or evaluation, please call 860-679-2893 or e-mail ergocenter@nso.uchc.edu.
Contact Information
Martin G. Cherniack, MD, MPH
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 6210
Farmington, CT 06030-6210
Directions
The Musicians' Clinic is located on the second floor of The Exchange.
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