Gesundheitsbuch Klöppel, Renate
Das Gesundheitsbuch für Musiker: Anatomie, berufsspezifische Erkrankungen, Prävention und Therapie
Musician’s Guide to Healthcare: Anatomy, Vocational Ailments, Prevention and Therapy


Music making can make you sick. This book gives musicians information on their own bodies, helping them to discover the causes of ailments and to avoid damaging habits when practicing their profession. It also shows them other ways to effectively prevent illness. Anatomy, physiology, and the typical ailments of a musician's muscular and skeletal systems are covered in detail with many illustrations, as are the respiratory organs, the larynx, the oral cavity and teeth, the nervous system, and the auditory faculty. The book is intended for all practicing musicians, and especially teachers. It also provides information for physicians and nonmedical therapists interested in treating ailments specific to musicians.

Author: Klöppel, Renate
first published 1999, third printing 2008
ISBN: 978-3-7649-2445-4
Pages: 344