20 Apr Understanding your pain — it’s a complex experience
Sometimes things hurt a lot, sometimes they don’t. Recent research is beginning to elicit how our experiences of pain are affected by our emotional states and thoughts about it....
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20 Aug Risk factors for musicians’ injuries
You may not know it, but musicians are at a high risk of experiencing repetitive motion injuries. These range from carpal tunnel syndrome to tendonitis, injuries that can prevent a musician from further continuing their craft. For a professional...
20 Jul Alexander Technique can help sports people
Many sports people suffer from strains, pains and recurring injuries that can either limit the enjoyment of their physical activity or put a stop to it all together. Pain is not always a bad thing – it’s the body’s natural...
20 Feb Using Alexander Technique to become a better musician
Alexander Technique improves the way we move and helps us overcome our habitual ways of holding our bodies, so it make sense that it can also improve our body’s relationship to our musical instruments, and getting the best expression possible....
20 Jan Musicians, please don’t keep playing while in pain
One of the worst things that can happen to a professional musician is to stop playing due to an injury gained when playing their instrument. Overuse and overload injuries are something that musicians will possibly encounter in...
20 Dec The Hip Joint
This week in the training program we have talked about the hip joint in both practical classes and in our introductory anatomy course. Mapping (accurately locating) the joint in your body-sense will help you to cooperate with the movements required...