Medical care for professional musicians
Information resources/journals
Scientific Journal: Medical Problems of Performing Artists
International resource organisations
Performing Arts Medicine Association (USA)
British Association of Performing Arts Medicine (UK)
Australian Society for Performing Arts Medicine
The International Foundation for Performing Arts Medicine
German Association for Music Physiology and Musicians' Medicine
French Association of Arts Medicine (and associated Journal)
Academic and research centres
Berlin Center for Musicians Medicine (BCMM)
Institute of Music Physiology and Musicians' Medicine, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media
European Association of Cognitive Sciences of Music
German Society for Music Psychology
University of North Texas: Texas Centre for Music & Medicine
University College London, MSc. in Performing Arts Medicine
Gordon College, Wenham, MA, USA
The International MRI Horn Repository Project (IMHRP)
Max Planck Institute in Göttingen, Germany
Project "Sarah's Music: Science in Music
Mental health
American Psychological Association: Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts (including Journal)
Physical therapy
American Physical Therapy Association: Performing Arts SIG
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Use of this page is subject to the disclaimer at the bottom of the page.
Many members of the World Doctors Orchestra provide specialist healthcare to professional musicians as well as other professionals working in the performing arts.
It is within this context that the Orchestra has developed an information resource of organizations across the world that have developed to enhance healthcare to musicians and other performing artists.
The above represent a sample of Internet links to National and International Centres and Organisations providing medical and therapeutic information, training and support to musicians and other performing artists.