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ARTS & SPORTS MEDICINE
| Affiliation |
| 1982 |
American Society of Sports Medicine |
| 1985 |
Scientific Advisory Board, International Arts
Medicine Association |
| 1988-92 |
Adjunct Associate Professor, Performing Arts Medicine: Department
of Music and MusicEducation, NYU-SEHNAP |
| 1989 |
Founding President MedArt International Federation (non-profit
federation of 11 countries, with the primary mission of "bringing the
arts to medicine and medicine to the arts," based in the U.S. [officially
designated Non-Governmental Organization of the United Nations [9/92]) |
| 1990 |
Founding President, MedArt U.S.A., Inc.
(non-profit corporation, based in New York State, affiliated with MedArt
International)
Director, Arts
Medicine Clinic, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, NJ |
| 1992 |
U.S. Delegation, Prix de Lausanne (International
Ballet Competition), Lausanne, Switzerland. |
| 1994 |
Physiatric Association for Sports, Spine and Occupational
Rehabilitation, Research Committee
Physiatric
Association for Sports, Spine and Occupational Rehabilitation, Education
Committee |
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| Publications |
Numerous including books, chapters, peer-reviewed articles and abstrats,
and media and press interviews and reports [see Bibliography] |
| Education |
| 10/1987 |
Doctor of Philosophy . Thesis: A Comparative
Acoustic and Electromyographic Analysis of Violin VibratoNYU-SEHNAP. |
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| Research Grants |
| 1985-87 |
Research Director, Orthopaedic Center for
the Arts, HJDOI-NYU |
| 1988 |
Principal Investigator, The Whittaker
Foundation: $150,000 (3 years), Kinematics
and Kinetics of Violin Playing, New York University, Human
Performance Analysis Laboratory |
| 1991 |
Principal Investigator, Pfizer
Laboratories: $45,000. MedArt International Brochure. MedArt
USA, Inc.
Principal
Investigator, Sandoz Pharma: $105,000. The Gift of Life exhibit
and receptions (as part of the MedArt International 1992 World Congress). MedArt
USA, Inc. |
| 1992 |
Principal Investigator, Benjamin
Franklin Fund - Buck Nell University: $24,567. Effect
of the Spins Strap on spinal muscular activity in guitarists. MedArt
USA, Inc. |
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| Teaching |
| 1984 |
The Biomechanical Profile, a new diagnostic tool for assessment
of musicians' occupational disorders. The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Occupational
hand disorders of string players, pianists, harpists and guitarists. American
Society for Surgery of the Hand, Atlanta, GA
Report
on the activities of the Orthopaedic Center for the Arts. Lincoln
Center, New York, NY
Effect
of the instrument on the musician's musculoskeletal system. International
Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, Toronto, Canada
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| 1986 |
Current research on Performing Artists Disorders. Academic
Hospital, Leiden, The NetherlandsErgonomics of
Musicians. Sahlgrenska
Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Biomechanical
basis of musculoskeletal disorders among visual artists. North
American Congress on Biomechanics, Montreal, Canada Postural
kinematics of Trumpet playing. North American Congress on
Biomechanics, Montreal, Canada |
| 1987 |
Current research in Performing Arts Medicine. Erasmus
University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Ergonomics
of musicians and dancers. International Society for the
Study
Tension
in Performance, London, England
The
Biomechanical Profile of musicians and dancers. Lund University,
Lund, Sweden
Occupational
disorders of musicians. Board of Occupational Safety and Health,
Stockholm, Sweden
The
Biomechanical Profile of harpists. World Harp Congress, Vienna, Austria
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| 1989 |
The Biomechanical Profile of musicians. Faculty
Lecturer and Moderator, First International Conference
on Performing Arts Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel
The
Biomechanical Profile of dancers. Faculty Lecturer and Moderator, First
International Conference on Performing Arts Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel
A
comparative acoustic and electromyographic study of violin vibrato. Conference
on Medical Problems of Musicians and Dancers, Aspen, CO
Spinal
motion and strength in flamenco dancers. Conference on Medical Problems
of Musicians and Dancers, Aspen, CO
The
Biomechanical Profile: its use in Performing Arts Medicine. Course
Lecturer. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
San Antonio, TX |
| 1990 |
Neuromuscular Disorders of Musicians. Grand Rounds. The
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ |
1991 |
Course Director, Advances in Performing
Arts Medicine, Southern Medical Association, Atlanta, GA |
| 1992 |
Founder and Organizer MedArt
International 1992 World Congress on Arts and Medicine, New York, NY |
| 1993 |
Panelist, Work group on "Health and
the Dance Community". World Dance Alliance, First General Assembly
of the Americas Center, Lincoln Center, New York, NY |
| 1996 |
Round Table co-President, Biomecanique
des Musiciens, Congres de laMedecine
des Arts, Lyon, France
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| 1997 |
Keynote Speaker, Performing Artists Disorders
and Treatment results, Health and the Musician, BAPAM, York University, U.K. |
| 1999 |
Repetitive Strain Injuries in Harpists, World Harp Congress, Prague,
Czechoslovakia. |
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| Consultant |
| 1986 |
Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris: Preventive
programs for musicians' musculoskeletal injuries. |
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| Testimony |
| 1991 |
Lee, M.H.; Bejjani, F.J.; Nagler, J.; Zaretsky, H. Forever
Young: Music and Aging. Hearing before the Special
Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, 102nd
Congress, 1st Session, Washington, DC. Serial No. 102-9, pp.
71-88. |
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