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A drummer with Raynaud's syndrome

Published on 22/04/202221/04/2022 by Annet Lenderink

Can Raynaud's syndrome be an occupational disease in a drummer? Occupational diseases in musicians have been partially mapped in the past. This concerns, for example, muscle and joint complaints, dystonia, hearing loss, skin and lung disorders and... Read more

Lung disease due to your own infected wind instrument

Published on 14/08/201717/08/2021 by Annet Lenderink

Can you get sick from playing your own wind instrument? Apparently so: Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis (EAA) is also referred to as Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in the English literature. It is a condition in which repeated inhalation of... Read more

Heartbeat runs during performance

Published on 12/09/201404/10/2018 by Annet Lenderink

Much research has been done into muscle and joint complaints in musicians and also into stage fright. This research shows that the burden on the heart is also relatively high in professional musicians, both during rehearsals... Read more