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Elias Schwartz, MD; Bong S. Lee, MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

JAMA. 1991;266(10):1360.

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To the Editor.

—A variety of injuries may complicate the professional pursuit of music making.^1,2 Amateur musicians are not immune from medical complications of their avocation. The growing early-music movement has won many devotees, and numerous workshops now offer an opportunity for amateurs to work intensively for a week or longer in pursuit of their art. The following case history provides an example of the medical complications that may ensue from this involvement.

Report of a Case.

—A 54-year-old physician, devoted to the recreation of Renaissance and baroque music on the viola da gamba for more than a decade, attended an early music workshop for a week. His complete immersion in the workshop resulted in playing and practicing for 6 to 8 hours a day for 7 days, rather than his customary 2 hours a week. A feeling of strain in the muscles in the left forearm became apparent . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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