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In this picture, you can see my ring finger and pinky struggling to stay bent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406138602031-9C9RZ7FTSLXDT780K0PC/Locked_4th.jpg Blog - Hand Hypermobility Helpers- Part 2 - Typical LH Pinky Lockout This is a normal amount of mobility that I often encounter-a student can't fully articulate the two joints of the pinky and one flattens out. 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It's good to at least start by strengthening the fingers and then looking at whole setup issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406138810998-YZT50S7ZG2CW6O2NAY3M/Musician-3.jpg Blog - Hand Hypermobility Helpers- Part 2 - Ring Slings for the Hypermobile This looks a little extreme-but I don't know what the base issue is for the student. 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We can see how the hypermobility in his fingers isn't going to be sustainable either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406395014394-8JNLOKHGIXQYJGMS96M9/o-8piano1.jpg Blog - Hand Hypermobility Helpers- Part 2 - Interesting Supportive Slings As a non-piano player/teacher, I'd be interested to hear how these work and if they're effective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406136641261-SBGTM73NYPN6YW5IPCTQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Hand Hypermobility Helpers- Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406136741494-B2URKY98UEBX73YK237Q/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Hand Hypermobility Helpers- Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406138717422-6GIBH2PK2J70L6HKGHUJ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Hand Hypermobility Helpers- Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1575306655857-M51XV9K2XJGVMFL6PFQM/Copy+of+Copy+of+Variability.jpg Blog - Hand Hypermobility Helpers- Part 2 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/1/26/the-categories-of-musicians-injury monthly 0.5 2019-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1572372491344-RSAI4C31CDAA370JKOEA/Teaching_+Looking+at+the+Imbalance+of+Power-2.jpg Blog - Going Beyond "You're Doing it Wrong" : Finding the Root of Injury https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1422284258995-4MUFVWMQ9U22BFPIE800/image-asset.png Blog - Going Beyond "You're Doing it Wrong" : Finding the Root of Injury Yes, this is real. It's a contrabass flute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1510155408799-RTUEQ19TEM4NG887XLXT/Injury+Categories.jpg Blog - Going Beyond "You're Doing it Wrong" : Finding the Root of Injury https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1510154828546-L5H3Z2VTJI4YYJ8NEXKF/R-3830823-1346094305-1289.jpeg.jpg Blog - Going Beyond "You're Doing it Wrong" : Finding the Root of Injury I've always been afraid of taking an opera orchestral job because of the challenges (physically and mentally) of playing cycles of Wagner operas. Loud volumes, orchestral pits, and an infinite amount of string notes scare me! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/10/23/the-great-setup-search-for-violinist-and-violists-part-2-body-reading monthly 0.5 2020-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1571937129470-9G2VP0Q6SS8C8YARPODM/The+Great+Setup+Search+for+Violinists+and+Violists-2.jpg Blog - The Great Setup Search for Violinist and Violists: Part 2, Body Reading https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1571937377737-VWX3VDDLPGBOUD6LDKRN/pd35-03074.jpg Blog - The Great Setup Search for Violinist and Violists: Part 2, Body Reading With this older image, we can see some asymmetrical stance in action, with a slight turn out, his left hip higher than his right, which affects his whole standing position. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/10/14/the-great-setup-search-for-violinists-and-violists monthly 0.5 2020-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1571069666446-GE76RSXUF65FU22NUZU9/The+Great+Setup+Search+for+Violinists+and+Violists.jpg Blog - The Great Setup Search for Violinists and Violists: Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1571070180909-3V7P9PFW3E1K5NBPO294/Setup+is+a+dynamic+process+that+reflects+where+your+body+is+currently+within+a+spectrum+of+awareness+and+positions..jpg Blog - The Great Setup Search for Violinists and Violists: Part 1 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/1/roll-it-out monthly 0.5 2019-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1554302364737-A1RY4NET7L85WHTJGBGB/What%27s+with+all+these+balls%3F.jpg Blog - Roll it Out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398958503201-R2SG6FBI5MSBEPJWC5XI/IMG_1217.JPG Blog - Roll it Out Here are some selections from my circular toolbox- the Melt Hand and Foot Kit, Yoga Tune Up® balls in a tote, and a lacrosse ball for comparison of density. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1399668303219-TC6WBBH3G179EIEE468W/image.jpg Blog - Roll it Out Amazing chart from Soma System outlining the path of tension and pain in tissues, something musicians often feel they have to live with. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/8/20/guest-post-part-2-chelsea-shanoff-on-brain-tumor-diagnosis-healing-and-reflection monthly 0.5 2019-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1566314134002-T7K7T6QQYV86QI01LCLH/Guest+Post_-2.jpg Blog - Guest Post Part 2: Chelsea Shanoff on Brain Tumor Diagnosis, Healing and Reflection http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/8/20/guest-post-chelsea-shanoff-on-brain-tumor-diagnosis-healing-and-reflection-part-1 monthly 0.5 2019-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1566312527760-B53GZ1N0WAM9FS6MDQGA/Guest+Post_.jpg Blog - Guest Post: Chelsea Shanoff on Brain Tumor Diagnosis, Healing, and Reflection, Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1566312592667-FH8A2A0XCCIAQ2F76MHY/a-medical-illustration-of-an-acoustic-neuroma-original.jpg Blog - Guest Post: Chelsea Shanoff on Brain Tumor Diagnosis, Healing, and Reflection, Part 1 Image from Mayo Clinic on Acoustic Neuroma http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/8/8/the-nasm-personal-training-certification-the-good-the-bad-and-what-i-learned monthly 0.5 2019-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1565281357480-444XLMCQJAI8L8ST4JO2/Copy+of+When+We+Tell+Clients+that+Their+Bodies+are+Tight%2C+Weak%2C+Misfiring%2C+or+that+They%27re+Doing+it+Wrong.jpg Blog - My Personal Training Certification: the Good, The Bad, and The Weird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1565281658757-VPDWIT98VZ1VNZPTREOQ/IMG_2662.jpeg Blog - My Personal Training Certification: the Good, The Bad, and The Weird There are TONS of typos in the practice tests. There are also lots of accidental repeated questions. They need to hire me to read their copy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1565279744521-I7OONE7NCCRZ6RXY6OAG/IMG_2507.jpeg Blog - My Personal Training Certification: the Good, The Bad, and The Weird This is a selection from the text book. As someone with a pituitary issue, this is not truly for a lot of folks. Metabolism and weight loss is way more complicated in terms of stress, hormones, metabolic issues, PCOS, thyroid issues, undereating and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1565282075216-7WY8MYOVQICVO5H3DFHG/What+Does+a+Yoga_Pilates_Runners_Weightlifting+Body+Look+Like%3F-2.jpg Blog - My Personal Training Certification: the Good, The Bad, and The Weird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1565282355239-6YMM2TYZ588RM9BUWCU9/IMG_2615.jpeg Blog - My Personal Training Certification: the Good, The Bad, and The Weird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1565282377584-231Q4IY46W4DJHITS59H/IMG_2645.jpeg Blog - My Personal Training Certification: the Good, The Bad, and The Weird I don’t want to turn this into an alignment attack of “his lumbar is overextended and his ribs are thrusting.” I really just want to ask, who the @#& throws a ball overhead like that, even if it’s a medicine ball? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/7/8/magical-thinking monthly 0.5 2019-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1551728037896-AWRZ78DEMA55788Q94ZE/Copy+of+Focal+Dystonia+Guideand+Resources-2.jpg Blog - Does Every Pose, Exercise, or Movement Have To Have Benefit? I’m in a pose from the original Joseph Pilates’ mathwork from his book, Return to Life. This is not a pose that I do all that often, and I rarely if ever teach it because I don’t think it’s that beneficial in the scheme of things. But, I can do it, and it’s an interesting challenge. Should we only practice movements that have maximum transference to our daily life, and what is the value of moving in ways that may be novel and less transferable? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1564579825737-VGENKYA58L8BE5UX659P/IMG_2556-2.jpeg Blog - Does Every Pose, Exercise, or Movement Have To Have Benefit? I love playing on monkey bars and rings, and this movement, sometimes called “skin the cat” or “cat walkover” feels great in my body. It’s not particularly functional to tasks of daily living but it feels good to me, so I practice it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1564579745774-0PY60O6JPQ90XYR2UHI1/Copy+of+If+weight+loss+was+as+simple+as+eat+less+or+eat+this+one+food%2C+we+would%27ve+succeeded+by+now.+Think+about+how+many+different+kinds+of+diets+out+there-+if+there+was+just+one+magic+solution%2C+we+wouldn%27t+need+a+m.jpg Blog - Does Every Pose, Exercise, or Movement Have To Have Benefit? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1551729096887-V38X8I3H74BXOVZUGCWF/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Does Every Pose, Exercise, or Movement Have To Have Benefit? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/7/22/its-all-about-the-brain-and-nervous-system monthly 0.5 2019-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1563805707823-K14487AZQ8STJQG9I6Y3/Music_+It%27s+All+About+the+Brain.jpg Blog - Music: It's All About the Brain (And Nervous System) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1563804289304-LR166LPOKAABH0A33Z6X/81sAMpOZmBL.jpg Blog - Music: It's All About the Brain (And Nervous System) The late Oliver Sacks wrote prolifically about the brain in both music and non music circumstances. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/10/10/whats-a-yogapilatescrossfit-etc-body monthly 0.5 2019-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1560355249912-1ENHQT5XRV9EQ578QKFH/What+Does+a+Yoga_Pilates_Runners_Weightlifting+Body+Look+Like%3F.jpg Blog - What Does a Yoga/Pilates/Runners/Weightlifting Body Look Like? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1509632535755-T9NXR2191G6ZBRK02YYE/pilates-trainer-hed-2015.png Blog - What Does a Yoga/Pilates/Runners/Weightlifting Body Look Like? A few years ago, Pop Pilates/Blogilates creator Cassey Ho made a video with all of the criticisms she has received as a digitally based pilates and fitness instructor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1476108568593-RLT5XIHK8Y23IEO06ZSZ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What Does a Yoga/Pilates/Runners/Weightlifting Body Look Like? I love this campaign from the Yoga and Body Image Coalition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1509632986738-5YAV0EX49Q3FLQBY80O0/YN0LO07-KdQ.jpg Blog - What Does a Yoga/Pilates/Runners/Weightlifting Body Look Like? I loved this fall issue of Pilates Style but was crushed to hear that Anula Maiberg was body shamed on the internet for her appearance in her article. Take a class with her, and you'll see that she's smart and well informed, and more importantly, the classes are hard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1509632395563-SW17WOBIMO1VAHML69WT/Some.jpg Blog - What Does a Yoga/Pilates/Runners/Weightlifting Body Look Like? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/6/10/when-we-tell-clients-that-their-bodies-are-tight-weak-strong-or-that-theyre-doing-it-wrong monthly 0.5 2019-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1560199277470-3D72TYFQJIBLDZHLCAJ3/When+We+Tell+Clients+that+Their+Bodies+are+Tight%2C+Weak%2C+Misfiring%2C+or+that+They%27re+Doing+it+Wrong.jpg Blog - When We Tell Clients that Their Bodies are Tight, Weak, Strong, or that They're Doing it Wrong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1560199116317-I8W72Q3CH50J8N9J6L7H/1.jpg Blog - When We Tell Clients that Their Bodies are Tight, Weak, Strong, or that They're Doing it Wrong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1560199116284-DTF9ODOLX872YS6CVOTR/2.jpg Blog - When We Tell Clients that Their Bodies are Tight, Weak, Strong, or that They're Doing it Wrong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1560199116700-N99N58Q5D0P60GKLXS6V/3.jpg Blog - When We Tell Clients that Their Bodies are Tight, Weak, Strong, or that They're Doing it Wrong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1560199116834-AYOAQ1BX70ZCZX2M7PMJ/4.jpg Blog - When We Tell Clients that Their Bodies are Tight, Weak, Strong, or that They're Doing it Wrong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1560199117078-VCI6QRL87WQSF1AFR6HT/5.jpg Blog - When We Tell Clients that Their Bodies are Tight, Weak, Strong, or that They're Doing it Wrong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1560199117367-40SNKR0UOGY5IBF7B8UE/6.jpg Blog - When We Tell Clients that Their Bodies are Tight, Weak, Strong, or that They're Doing it Wrong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1560199117797-4T4KVYWWG5QEIZ7OTP0S/7.jpg Blog - When We Tell Clients that Their Bodies are Tight, Weak, Strong, or that They're Doing it Wrong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1560212666158-SZ8HNUYBP30NTO7P07E9/So+someone+told+you+have+%2522tight+shoulders%3F%2522+Do+you+have+a+legit+lack+of+range+of+motion+or+did+someone+just+tell+you+that%3F-2.jpg Blog - When We Tell Clients that Their Bodies are Tight, Weak, Strong, or that They're Doing it Wrong http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/6/5/is-yoga-actually-for-everyone monthly 0.5 2019-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1559752799522-42PUOHNHGO7WCW0WOPI8/Is+Yoga+For+Everyone%3F+Yes...and+No.-2.jpg Blog - Is Yoga Actually for Everyone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1559753208027-SEP8SCCIRAEL516528LB/JessYJCover-300x169.jpg Blog - Is Yoga Actually for Everyone? Yoga Journal perplexed many readers by finally featuring Jessamyn Stanley on the cover…and then releasing a second version with a thin, white woman, albeit a famous teacher, doing a hard AF pose. Way to be inclusive. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/9/18/should-i-do-yoga-or-pilates-feldenkrais-or-alexander-technique-crossfit-or-weight-training monthly 0.5 2019-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1557764863673-ZIVC4H6ENX42O71S6X1I/Which+Method+is+Best%3F.jpg Blog - Which Movement Method is Best? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1505744198393-U7FQK5ZDF94D7JNPYEGP/body-movement-275x300.jpg Blog - Which Movement Method is Best? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1517325385714-B4GZHLA3QIOX8PTOFHK9/Greyscale+Ocean+Photography+Quote.jpg Blog - Which Movement Method is Best? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/5/9/teacher-am-i-doing-it-right-searching-for-meaning-while-teaching-music-and-movement monthly 0.5 2019-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1557424773012-VLKX19TUR2MCDLXKNA85/%2522Teacher%2C+Am+I+doing+it+Right%3F%2522.jpg Blog - "Teacher, Am I Doing it Right?" : Searching for Meaning While Teaching http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/10/29/if-it-hurts-while-youre-playing-youre-doing-it-wrong-and-other-confusing-proclamations monthly 0.5 2019-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1557331508536-CP54ZPW4SB7IO3WBDZQS/%2522If+It+Hurts%2C+You%27re+Doing+it+wrong%2522.jpg Blog - "If It Hurts, You're Doing It Wrong" and other Confusing Proclamations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1573579409407-I6T9PPGISGIUZNHUYGG4/Copy+of+The+Great+Setup+Search+for+Violinists+and+Violists-2.jpg Blog - "If It Hurts, You're Doing It Wrong" and other Confusing Proclamations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1573579542009-E8BMBFFRXSQS6JD4B844/Untitled+design.jpg Blog - "If It Hurts, You're Doing It Wrong" and other Confusing Proclamations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1557332026059-HW0ZKU9H57DENXA2B4R8/%2522If+It+Hurts%2C+You%27re+Doing+it+wrong%2522-2.jpg Blog - "If It Hurts, You're Doing It Wrong" and other Confusing Proclamations http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/5/6/help-ive-had-a-concussion monthly 0.5 2019-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1557161625672-RGIFYT4Z7SG878BUMLGR/Help%21+I%27ve+had+a+concussion.jpg Blog - Help, I've had a concussion! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/9/28/hearing-resources-and-research monthly 0.5 2019-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1506608640547-0932BCGSD4UAKLNRFRR1/10.jpg Blog - Hearing Resources and Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1506694075929-J3QJJ0X07ZREODIADWID/One+study+study+concluded+that+violinists+and+violists+had+significantlymore+left+ear+hearing+loss+than+their+musician+colleagues.jpg Blog - Hearing Resources and Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1506695001089-61JKZZC4Y682QRFT8XCX/Congratulations%2CClass+of+2018%21.jpg Blog - Hearing Resources and Research http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/9/29/help-my-wrists-hurt-in-yoga-part-3 monthly 0.5 2019-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1553533701795-UR257EPQ1JDFWS9QAF1R/Help%2C+My+Wrists+Hurt+in+Yoga+%28and+more%29_+Part+3.jpg Blog - Help! My wrists hurt in yoga! Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1412090030074-X81XPD8LNTF11ICOTT78/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help! My wrists hurt in yoga! Part 3 Upward facing dog- feel free to skip it and take a cobra instead, knees down, less wrist pressure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1412088451741-ZQLHWEXIS2X0ZTTRT8OT/222_fig3.gif Blog - Help! My wrists hurt in yoga! Part 3 Downward facing dog- ask a teacher for some help with your DFD if you feel like you have shoulder, wrist, and elbow pain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1553533467849-DHJSB37ON4BUZ5RXRT82/Regardless+of+your+age%2C+size%2C+or+ability%2C+teachers+don%E2%80%99t+have+a+right+to+make+you+feel+less+than+others+if+you+don%E2%80%99t+do+everything+they+cue+in+a+class..jpg Blog - Help! My wrists hurt in yoga! Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1412088695828-3158ONWDIPW33KSIN388/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help! My wrists hurt in yoga! Part 3 The wrist wedge decreases the degree of wrist extension needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1412088889074-JL565PZN6HUM73881KLV/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help! My wrists hurt in yoga! Part 3 This is a block that allows gripping instead of placing the hand flat down on the floor or block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1412089177930-R3PA2I2JSHIATELUR98S/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help! My wrists hurt in yoga! Part 3 Dolphin (with arms in supinate). A terrific way to strengthen the shoulder without taxing the wrists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1412089438262-WT8EGSCX3HDKJXC99B5Y/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help! My wrists hurt in yoga! Part 3 This is a quick fix for any mid-class wrist discomfort (besides taking a break). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1412090647362-F027AGMIXJC6KK66Y9X1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help! My wrists hurt in yoga! Part 3 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/9/25/top-5-challenging-wrist-poses-in-yoga-and-other-movement-disciplines monthly 0.5 2019-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1411655947401-DQ517D5EWURCDCEY69HB/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Top 5 Challenging Wrist Poses in Yoga : Why Do my Wrists Hurt Part 2 This is sometimes seen as "table top," or the beginning of cat cow, or quadruped. It may come at the beginning of class, but it can be hard on the wrists if the range isn't there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1411656305368-J44PPU8I3JMB5UD2H690/image-asset.gif Blog - Top 5 Challenging Wrist Poses in Yoga : Why Do my Wrists Hurt Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1411657121052-EGO9C1OFP3UT292OX5MQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Top 5 Challenging Wrist Poses in Yoga : Why Do my Wrists Hurt Part 2 This posture, upward facing dog, requires the body weight to be lifted on the wrists, whereas cobra keeps contact between hips and the mat. That's a little tough on the wrists sometimes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1411655649073-HB3GYJTB7Q8TZWWYQM8S/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Top 5 Challenging Wrist Poses in Yoga : Why Do my Wrists Hurt Part 2 This pose is commonly called crow or crane, depending on the variation. For obvious reasons, it can be a bit tough on the paws. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/9/22/why-do-my-wrists-hurt-in-yoga-part-1 monthly 0.5 2019-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1411396671176-NOLCB76ODGWUATNT6MLA/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Why Do My Wrists Hurt During my Workouts? Part 1 Can you tell I'm excited about my new model skeleton? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1411397072365-F89CR6JMF6WAPC4VRLG8/image-asset.png Blog - Why Do My Wrists Hurt During my Workouts? Part 1 We flex the wrist to type and text, we extend the wrist to do plank and down dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1411397945446-ORX8KU0G3FBJAYAVISTW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Why Do My Wrists Hurt During my Workouts? Part 1 It also means that we may not have the same range in the opposite direction that some people do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1411397742438-6SMCO3TIJ8GPF4IYRLOX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Why Do My Wrists Hurt During my Workouts? Part 1 My wrists are sometimes tight- you can see that it's hard for my thumb to fully rest on the floor without a small bend.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1411397761856-V6PCM75XT4AY5DWKS273/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Why Do My Wrists Hurt During my Workouts? Part 1 Notice that the angle between the forearm and wrist is acute, whereas the other is a right angle? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1411398351375-N6IB18XM0N2U7NF8UXR3/melt_hand_01f.png Blog - Why Do My Wrists Hurt During my Workouts? Part 1 Imagefrom the Melt Method, which has a terrific hand and foot massage kit! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/2/25/musicians-as-small-muscle-athletes-looking-at-injuries-in-the-orchestral-environment monthly 0.5 2019-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1551118594975-K5I51BKBX05HGN8L0RFK/Focal+Dystonia+Guideand+Resources-2.jpg Blog - Musicians As Small Muscle Athletes: Looking at Injuries in the Orchestral Environment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1551118621100-SEVH9C5J8WM7G6Z4U1ZJ/Oh%2C+you+play+in+an+orchestra%3F+What%27s+your+real+job%3F.jpg Blog - Musicians As Small Muscle Athletes: Looking at Injuries in the Orchestral Environment http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/2/20/reexamining-the-orchestral-audition-process-thoughts-after-25-auditions monthly 0.5 2019-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1550685918814-Q9P2FDJETEAR719U7HQT/Musicians%27+Mind+Body+Warmup+Challenge%21.jpg Blog - Reexamining the Orchestral Audition Process: Thoughts After 25+ Auditions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1550686116905-V97113OOOCIBPWV6I9O1/cg5855d358c51d0.jpg Blog - Reexamining the Orchestral Audition Process: Thoughts After 25+ Auditions From the comic, Rhymes with Orange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1550686166778-ZWJDTKXJ7P4772BUN1YD/1459089690243.jpeg Blog - Reexamining the Orchestral Audition Process: Thoughts After 25+ Auditions From the Met Musicians website http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2019/1/28/5-year-blog-anniversary-and-what-has-changed-since-then monthly 0.5 2019-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1548693194684-VUL4AD37HOZ0VDKSXK2L/How+do+you+support+other+teachers%2C+both+online+and+in+person%3F+How+do+you+create+a+sense+of+community+with+both+students%2C+professionals%2C+and+colleagues%3F-2.jpg Blog - 5 Year Blog Anniversary- And what has changed since then http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/1/11/whole-body-health-is-not-just-a-number-on-the-scale monthly 0.5 2019-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1525271332769-5IZSOCDDMV05L4GXC7GP/Whole+Body+Health+is+More+than+a+Number+on+the+Scale.jpg Blog - Whole Body Health is Not Just The Number on the Scale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1452523745802-ZXX62IT6R2ZH27FCSN0T/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Whole Body Health is Not Just The Number on the Scale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1525270969753-8S7AKUOEUGMRVZM23IPN/06mag-06weightwatchers.t_CA4-articleLarge.jpg Blog - Whole Body Health is Not Just The Number on the Scale The Diet Industry is Big and scary. Every company has an agenda and has had one for a long time, even the sugar industry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1525270816438-MHMTJGG0BTVTM6DM3YKM/IMG_3674.JPG Blog - Whole Body Health is Not Just The Number on the Scale I saw this advertisement for a gym recently and it just made me mad. I'm all in for stronger and happier, but how does this kind of image affect people of different sizes? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1546880871734-C3EK4XEAUV73YKSIY19K/If+weight+loss+was+as+simple+as+eat+less+or+eat+this+one+food%2C+we+would%27ve+succeeded+by+now.+Think+about+how+many+different+kinds+of+diets+out+there-+if+there+was+just+one+magic+solution%2C+we+wouldn%27t+need+a+million+d.jpg Blog - Whole Body Health is Not Just The Number on the Scale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1452524172747-6YPL3UYX4D32X0SGC348/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Whole Body Health is Not Just The Number on the Scale Katy Bowman, biomechanist, natural mover, and generally awesome lady. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1525271384667-56IG2G9XRT4786U2CBPN/1126.jpg Blog - Whole Body Health is Not Just The Number on the Scale How many magazines have we seen that promoted a Bikini Body with flat abs? The diet industry and magazine industry thrives on making us feel bad about ourselves and our bodies so we will buy the magazines, buy the supplements, and buy the weird diet food. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/11/25/musicians-mind-body-warm-up-challenge-who-is-cicely-nelson monthly 0.5 2018-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1543174588472-3PLU0VB5SP0547DINQO9/Pink+Triangle+Photo+Fashion+Facebook+Post-2.jpg Blog - Musicians' Mind Body Warm Up Challenge: Who is Cicely Nelson? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/11/21/musicians-mind-body-warm-up-challenge-who-is-karen-bulmer monthly 0.5 2018-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1542818354134-RDN9NLATYXRQJZSPEB4G/Pink+Triangle+Photo+Fashion+Facebook+Post.jpg Blog - Musicians' Mind Body Warm Up Challenge: Who is Karen Bulmer? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/11/20/musicians-mind-body-warm-up-challenge-who-is-travis-baird monthly 0.5 2018-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1542750632879-VUQL4CDVZ9XQS91WWP71/Pink+Triangle+Photo+Fashion+Facebook+Post-10.jpg Blog - Musicians' Mind Body Warm Up Challenge: Who is Travis Baird? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/11/19/musicians-mind-body-warm-up-challenge-who-is-vanessa-mulvey monthly 0.5 2018-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1542750870734-9NM5AFM6BWAOSVW6SVUB/Pink+Triangle+Photo+Fashion+Facebook+Post-8.jpg Blog - Musicians' Mind Body Warm Up Challenge: Who is Vanessa Mulvey http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/11/16/musicians-mind-body-warm-up-challenge monthly 0.5 2018-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1542378537495-2EKYOM7VL6JTKS2R1FF3/Summer+breaks-2.jpg Blog - Musicians' Mind Body Warm Up Challenge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1542380916644-YMBZMV84RTWHQKL7AJY5/Screen+Shot+2018-11-16+at+6.39.47+AM.png Blog - Musicians' Mind Body Warm Up Challenge http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/11/14/how-becoming-a-better-yoga-teacher-made-me-stop-teaching-yoga-as-much monthly 0.5 2018-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1542223354672-3XJN5YJG4Y2TGXO52PZH/How+Becoming+a+Better+Yoga+Teacher+Made+Me+Stop+Teaching+Yoga+%28As+Much%29.jpg Blog - How Becoming a Better Yoga Teacher Made Me Stop Teaching Yoga (Mostly) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1542223516467-UW6T70JTH9EAKKRSRBW6/kayleigh_071_small.jpg Blog - How Becoming a Better Yoga Teacher Made Me Stop Teaching Yoga (Mostly) No one was really teaching the ball work when I moved to San Antonio, and it was an uphill slog of trying to get people used to self massage, but also trying not to be known as the ball lady, because it turns out there’s more than just self massage to good movement classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1542223831495-EX467H8K9L1B2YM7Q6GT/yogajournalcover.jpg Blog - How Becoming a Better Yoga Teacher Made Me Stop Teaching Yoga (Mostly) I’m so glad that some people can do these poses, but it’s not a pose I care about anymore, nor do I look like that, nor do I care if I ever do a pose like this. I’m interested in the daily practice of moving and feeling better, not extreme poses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1542224171803-OZGUI2M1IX4N5S19MYHU/FB2A6305-Edit.jpg Blog - How Becoming a Better Yoga Teacher Made Me Stop Teaching Yoga (Mostly) http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/12/reductionism-and-holism-in-health-and-why-you-should-care monthly 0.5 2018-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1541619279128-NDFA40GXNNVV7FOBPXV6/Are+you+Treating+the+cause+or+the+SYMPTOM%3F.jpg Blog - Reductionism and Holism in Health, and why you should care http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/21/disempowerment-in-injury-treatment-and-recovery monthly 0.5 2018-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1541523566822-GG1RAD7CTPX97HU6O3IN/if+you+feel+that+your+medical+practitioner%2C+movement+instructor%2C+or+bodyworker+is+not+supporting+you+in+your+process%2C+or+is+dismissive+of+your+pain%2C+or+dismissive+of+music+as+your+career+%28and+your+need+for+a+healthy+.jpg Blog - Disempowerment in Injury Treatment and Recovery I just thought this article needed a picture. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/9/30/help-i-have-a-reversed-cervical-curve monthly 0.5 2018-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1475241505872-KYDVIC0BRVIJ7WRFX54U/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help! I have a reversed cervical curve! Image from HealthSurgical.com The spine on the left is a "normal" spine, whereas the three on the right show different spinal abnormalities that may occur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1475241744922-172XLA8E6Z0KM2UU59NA/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help! I have a reversed cervical curve! This digitally rendered image from Katz Chiropractic demonstrates three different neck curve variations- "normal," straight, and reverse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1541452336565-HEPTC2ZGXRORWOF8RC7H/if+you+feel+that+your+medical+practitioner%2C+movement+instructor%2C+or+bodyworker+is+not+supporting+you+in+your+process%2C+or+is+dismissive+of+your+pain%2C+or+dismissive+of+music+as+your+career+%28and+your+need+for+a+healthy+.jpg Blog - Help! I have a reversed cervical curve! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/4/7/proprioception-nociception-exteroception-interoception-what-do-they-all-mean monthly 0.5 2018-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1541101599397-WIWRO8DTRDO0SQPIFP0U/GET+DISCOUNTS-2.jpg Blog - Proprioception, Nociception, Exteroception, Interoception--- What do they all mean? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1460038427566-K44JPNDA1SZ57MG75S92/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Proprioception, Nociception, Exteroception, Interoception--- What do they all mean? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1460038578674-YBN07E2HZJH8RJE376JP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Proprioception, Nociception, Exteroception, Interoception--- What do they all mean? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/2/23/psoas-i-was-saying monthly 0.5 2018-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1539266458813-MSJ97NZPNPXXOJ8UYNTK/GET+DISCOUNTS.jpg Blog - PSOAS I was saying... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424706956571-HQHT6DS7X69JRVLATASI/image-asset.gif Blog - PSOAS I was saying... Dr Netter was a doctor and creator of the Atlas of Human Anatomy, a hefty anatomy tome still popular today for its detailed renderings of the body. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424706240650-XRO8HHSJHFCUXTCOUPOH/image-asset.gif Blog - PSOAS I was saying... This beautiful image from the Body Moveable, by David Gorman, shows how the psoas acts in sitting, and how it can flex the hips i sitting. Notice the two images on the right and how the length and role of the psoas differs. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/10/10/teaching-a-balance-or-imbalance-of-power monthly 0.5 2018-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1539190031043-AN5D9OOCVSBLMHXC7PJO/Teaching_+Looking+at+the+Imbalance+of+Power.jpg Blog - Teaching: Looking at the Imbalance of Power http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/10/2/thinking-about-gender-in-classical-music monthly 0.5 2018-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1538579640543-9VVSTGLAU77QL2CH9L6N/Reconciling+Large+Scale+Racial+and+Social+Injustice+with+My+Career+Choices-2.jpg Blog - Thinking About Gender in Classical Music: Part 1 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/8/22/art-of-play-part-2 monthly 0.5 2018-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1536252728488-TDH8J7D3ZF2T6ZT5L5C5/the+Art+of-2.jpg Blog - Art of Play: Part 2, Play in Fitness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1536253768161-0S9JHUB6ZC380AE3R982/You+can+be+a+highly+knowledgeable+trainer+and+be+fun+at+the+same+time..jpg Blog - Art of Play: Part 2, Play in Fitness http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/9/5/changes monthly 0.5 2018-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1536167680844-YX25RGP3W7MDFIBNL2ED/Changes%21.jpg Blog - Changes! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/7/26/reconciling-large-scale-racial-and-social-injustice-with-my-career-choices monthly 0.5 2018-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1532613386156-9GZGKDEEBLSO56ROSSNP/Reconciling+Large+Scale+Racial+and+Social+Injustice+with+My+Career+Choices.jpg Blog - Reconciling Large Scale Racial and Social Injustice with My Career Choices http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/7/25/the-art-of-play-part-1-defining-play monthly 0.5 2018-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1532524841563-361EJYIUD8D4YD889PWL/the+Art+of.jpg Blog - The Art of Play: Part 1, Defining Play (photo by me from a wildlife preserve a few years ago) http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/7/12/fear-mongering-in-teaching-part-3 monthly 0.5 2018-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531404709971-H8G6A8BKUYJBDWWZOVZ2/FearMongering-3.jpg Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531404430034-SWKAD81IADT2SIF90W1G/IMG_4737.jpeg Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 3 I'm not opposed to diagnosis, but it can be damaging to students when you're not a clinician, and if you make that diagnosis without seeing the student move or knowing their body. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531405349213-HCA03LHWPS3B27G0M4AE/1.+Get+out+of+your+COMFORT+zone+and+learn+new+things2.Notice+negative+verbal+commands3.+don%27t+diagnose+students+on+the+fly4.+Learn+About+Pain+Science5.+Shift+to+a+process+oriented+teaching+perspective.jpg Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 3 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/7/9/fear-mongering-in-teaching-part-2 monthly 0.5 2018-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531227431171-63KW9NO4GBWKQXX0FK85/FearMongering-2.jpg Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531228292212-IJ6KH7KYX7ZNF9UZ1S7T/IMG_4620.jpeg Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 2 Once again, the dog is a critical piece of the pose here, obviously. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531228367075-TE0DP9X0J2XUOX324RWQ/IMG_4621.jpeg Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 2 Holding a dog just makes this that much more regal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531228496984-SDYMQML34QEAJ9H818R2/IMG_4566.JPG Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 2 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/7/7/magical-thinking-and-fear-mongering-in-teaching monthly 0.5 2018-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531061495657-68HPHGRG65K0JORJ7A4A/FearMongering.jpg Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531059807122-JA6GUCUX1KQNHVQIREAN/IMG_4554.jpeg Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 1 This is a super common and useful human movement. My hips are in flexion, but my spine is in neutral-ish, with a hint of extension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531059934233-J0AVEFABBUSNZ3M09K9Z/IMG_4555.jpeg Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 1 In this image, my spine is rounding over to pick up the object. In previous decades, the thought was that spinal flexion to pick up things led to back pain and disc damage. This opinion has since been debated and refuted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531060556266-HHMK6TN6CW1LF3934FSS/IMG_4556.jpeg Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1531060618106-MUPABZDGV0YSBEW1A62Z/IMG_4558.jpeg Blog - Fear Mongering in Teaching: Part 1 This is especially better because my puppy, Milo, is looking photogenic. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/6/20/focal-dystonia-resource-guide monthly 0.5 2018-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1529510723727-KUV936X51MHFQ5RISGF8/Focal+Dystonia+Resources.jpg Blog - Focal Dystonia Resource Guide http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/3/29/a-few-thoughts-on-auditions-after-taking-20-plus-auditions monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1522337762390-0YCC0U2T7K0I6BHEWZXN/Blue+Checkered+Bubble+Speech+English+Language+Day+Social+Media+Graphic.jpg Blog - A Few Thoughts on Auditions, After Taking 20 Plus Auditions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1522337954166-UO889ATJNA4L49QNIWLV/why+it%27s+ok+to+skip+the+chaturangas+sometimes-2.jpg Blog - A Few Thoughts on Auditions, After Taking 20 Plus Auditions http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/2/13/what-are-your-scapula-doing-in-a-push-up monthly 0.5 2018-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1518534282513-JEKWLR99RK9PXJB7B5C3/serratus-anterior.jpg Blog - What are your scapulae doing in a push up? Image from the Bar method. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/11/17/why-its-ok-to-skip-the-chaturangas monthly 0.5 2018-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1518449055460-B13KUDZGT9ADXXNZ4N37/why+it%27s+ok+to+skip+the+chaturangas+sometimes.jpg Blog - Why It's Ok to Skip the Chaturangas Sometimes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1416283054654-MV83GYDC1TKZ15B2TAYU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Why It's Ok to Skip the Chaturangas Sometimes This posture is essentially a yoga push up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1416283437474-MYW04O60O4HE0XQ2PWXK/image-asset.gif Blog - Why It's Ok to Skip the Chaturangas Sometimes Our environment is conspiring to keep you slouched, head forward, chest tight, and with weak shoulders. Your yoga practice may be making that worse! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1416320771369-8E8H156KI3XMNB6HZFR3/2947939_orig-1.jpg Blog - Why It's Ok to Skip the Chaturangas Sometimes I love this image from Jason Ray Brown-it's not that chaturanga is bad. It's mostly that we're overtargeting one side of the body and ignoring the rest, which can be a recipe for disaster if yoga is your primary movement pattern! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/2/6/falling-out-of-love-with-yoga monthly 0.5 2018-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1518019663146-KKQPVQ2LC45BDW6TNKEZ/fallingoutoflovewith0ayoga-default.png Blog - Falling Out of Love with Yoga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1518019369390-4K2V0JO3YCCC6TETHQC5/iwastoldthatmyyogaclasses0aincorporatedtoomany22physical0atherapy22stylemovements2c0athatitwasn27t22-default.png Blog - Falling Out of Love with Yoga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1518019440591-Z64Q09ECBPJU3OB73DMO/atsomepoint2cirealizedthatiwasnot0anecessarilyeverjustin0alovewithyoga2cbutiwas0ainlovewithmovementa-default.png Blog - Falling Out of Love with Yoga http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/7/22/rethinking-yoga-for-musicians monthly 0.5 2019-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1559741752470-9YSYDGHGQ81GCSQJNKT1/Is+Yoga+For+Everyone%3F+Yes...and+No..jpg Blog - Is Yoga for Everyone? Yes...and No. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406045091488-1N9RH9VVNOAD8X7ATXEW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Is Yoga for Everyone? Yes...and No. BKS Iyengar shows off a HUGE range of shoulder mobility here in downward facing dog, which is not necessarily how the pose should look or should feel on anyone's body. (Nor should everyone try downward facing dog at all!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406047158600-UVMO6OQCU0OOY82HHKY6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Is Yoga for Everyone? Yes...and No. Kino McGregor is a famous (and pretty darn flexible) ashtanga teacher. I have ZERO interest in getting here, nor is that really even on the radar for me. If you can do it, great, if not, you can still live a happy yoga life without it. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/1/29/movement-monday-are-your-ribs-moving-when-you-breathe monthly 0.5 2018-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1517241351797-USU4P8QJC8PJHODY7WQU/Do+your+ribs+move+when+you+breathe%3F.jpg Blog - Movement Monday: Are your ribs moving when you breathe? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/3/5/the-case-for-learning-anatomy monthly 0.5 2018-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1516898756579-N6BG3IVV63FCRPU6RHPO/happen+on+tides.jpg Blog - The Case for Learning Anatomy Anatomy doesn't have to just be serious. It can actually be a fun way to learn how amazing the body is, in all of its intricacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1425590255689-EHIFE5TDESFZQ2Q6OROR/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Case for Learning Anatomy Keep it simple- maybe just learning small things when you have a chance. Learn that you have sit bones, or ischial tuberosities, that affect pelvis position in sitting and standing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1425590311043-ZFDYM0NB1C9KP6XLNVNE/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Case for Learning Anatomy Look at big structures- spine, pelvis, legs, feet. Start to notice how people move, even if you don't have the languaging to identify everything. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/8/9/rethinking-headstand monthly 0.5 2018-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407733407238-SRZG8EIPEAPZFC73TA7X/image.jpg Blog - Rethinking Headstand image from Leslie Kaminoff's Yoga Anatomy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407735396102-RMSEG2923P23DDIUXD4V/image.jpg Blog - Rethinking Headstand BKS Iyengar in supported headstand. Iyengar's teachings touted shoulderstand and headstand as the most important asanas, yet, they are precarious, and perhaps should not be held for as long a duration as has been taught in the last 50 or so years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407735748335-QPQQVIVZCVSPSXPHFB2G/image.jpg Blog - Rethinking Headstand Forearm balance- strength and range needed before even thinking of headstand! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407735159895-HLPELCM13MIJJSB1JD7X/image.jpg Blog - Rethinking Headstand Lacking the range to attempt headstand or forearm stand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407735231916-U9IXTT6652R6TX8V0YMM/image.jpg Blog - Rethinking Headstand A starting range for attempting such postures- forearms can be parallel to the floor, shoulders protracted and supporting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407939762405-UT377PIBAA292LOMBEN7/image.jpg Blog - Rethinking Headstand This is a headstand adapter which takes the head and neck out of the equation. I'd say that you still need shoulder strength, but it's a nice alternative for inversion junkies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407734282485-4B4C177QXGIBIK61D68C/image.jpg Blog - Rethinking Headstand This poor neck has taken a beating from constant neck flexion! Keep your neck happy instead with gentler inversions! Pic from performancesport care.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1516734484180-W8R641GSMCS1IGIMSIBR/Copy+of+If+you+want+to+practice+an+advanced+inversion+like+a+yoga+handstand%2C+headstand%2C+shoulder+stand%2C+or+forearm+stand%2C+you+have+to+ask+yourself_+do+I+have+the+Range+of+Motion+to+perform+this+movement+unloaded%3F+Are.jpg Blog - Rethinking Headstand http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/9/shoulderstand-and-other-precarious-postures monthly 0.5 2018-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402352774759-79I5O54YMB7YUR5JK1TV/photo+%284%29.JPG Blog - Shoulderstand, or Just Because A Teacher Suggests A Pose Doesn't Mean You Should Do It This is an anatomical cutaway of shoulderstand with the the hands and forearms on the ground. (Note the breast tissue is defying gravity and not descending towards the earth.) I can't remember where I found this, so I'm sorry! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402353879677-9EA8XQIJG6PPTCQKDAGU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Shoulderstand, or Just Because A Teacher Suggests A Pose Doesn't Mean You Should Do It Iyengar was one of the most famous teachers of the 20th century who touted this pose as the most beneficial, as well as headstand. He is also built like gumby, and his lifestyle and body is not similar to most of my musician and yoga realm colleagues. He also does not have female breast tissue, otherwise he might have reconsidered the suffocating detriment of this pose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402353802861-2S1Z0NXX5MPPIUEG44VR/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Shoulderstand, or Just Because A Teacher Suggests A Pose Doesn't Mean You Should Do It This is an awkward internet drawing of neck flexion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402354564231-KZHXGXZ195KVFIBUN1LL/photo+1+%281%29.JPG Blog - Shoulderstand, or Just Because A Teacher Suggests A Pose Doesn't Mean You Should Do It - My normal range If I haven't done any stretches or shoulder work, here's my end range of shoulder extension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402354602187-6H5VXHMQP9KNEQU0M2FJ/photo+2+%282%29.JPG Blog - Shoulderstand, or Just Because A Teacher Suggests A Pose Doesn't Mean You Should Do It In order to get my forearms all the way to parallel, I lose the integrity of my posture and slouch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402354443772-IKLTTF8TMQV7HYNVVTHV/shoulder_flexion.jpg Blog - Shoulderstand, or Just Because A Teacher Suggests A Pose Doesn't Mean You Should Do It - Normal range So here's a PT chart I found illustrating normal shoulder flexion and extension. The range needed for a safe shoulderstand is not normal for most people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402354449170-WSNXMTO1SX845PGJETFN/photo+1.JPG Blog - Shoulderstand, or Just Because A Teacher Suggests A Pose Doesn't Mean You Should Do It See the cervical vertebrae spinous processes? (AKA. you dinosaur spikes?) Those are just some of your friendly body parts that can get hurt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402355593557-I9XJL5OGZ1UE4U4KYY75/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Shoulderstand, or Just Because A Teacher Suggests A Pose Doesn't Mean You Should Do It "Viparita Karani" or legs up the wall for you non-sanskritters. Leotard optional. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1516376734957-6XEEWKB8L2KO848DMHQ8/If+you+want+to+practice+an+advanced+inversion+like+a+yoga+handstand%2C+headstand%2C+shoulder+stand%2C+or+forearm+stand%2C+you+have+to+ask+yourself_+do+I+have+the+Range+of+Motion+to+perform+this+movement+unloaded%3F+Are+my+tiss.jpg Blog - Shoulderstand, or Just Because A Teacher Suggests A Pose Doesn't Mean You Should Do It http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2018/1/8/movement-monday-easy-shoulder-warm-up-four-ways monthly 0.5 2018-01-08 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/1/18/the-darker-side-of-hypermobility monthly 0.5 2017-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1514304160191-Y1VV23RAP4SURGPWIF8C/The+Darker+Side+of+Hypermobility_+When+Range+of+Motion+is+a+Liability+Not+a+Benefit.jpg Blog - The Darker Side of Hypermobility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1453171325559-BHLGU4MMBIM146T9HXV0/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Darker Side of Hypermobility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1453171517335-OS0SOKJNRLB9H1AICM6P/beighton2.jpg Blog - The Darker Side of Hypermobility Aside from hypermobile knees and elbows, many people have unstable wrists, fingers, thumbs, and other joints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1453171406230-QI1N4VW3Y0YIK3M2XEZN/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Darker Side of Hypermobility This woman's standing left leg is locked out past 180 degrees, meaning that the joint is not stable and her left hamstrings and calves aren't supporting her weight. In addition, her right leg easily moves to 180 or more degrees, so the result is that neither group of muscles is being stretched but instead ligaments are doing the bulk of the work here. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/11/28/more-than-one-right-way-to-move monthly 0.5 2017-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1513779653555-E2F5GXDSVI0BNP9Q5ZEU/I+heard+that.jpg Blog - More Than One Right Way to Move https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1480348247014-UMN0OL1K5A53UOE5ZXNM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - More Than One Right Way to Move Kinetic human motion sculpture by Peter Jansen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1513779250474-WSAT2FYFXBYCY5M0OP83/Question+any+teacher+or+method+that+claims+to+have+all+the+answers+or+proclaims+to+be+the+only+true+way..jpg Blog - More Than One Right Way to Move https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1480348267646-1SCSJXUHK2TN0AAJZN39/image-asset.jpeg Blog - More Than One Right Way to Move Kinetic motion sculpture by Peter Jansens. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/7/violin-stance-through-the-ages monthly 0.5 2017-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1513090893622-LG81DWZGY7DXDVDW06NK/Is+there+really+just+one+Right+way+to+Stand+while+playing+the+violin+and+viola%3F+What+about+moving+while+playing%3F+And+what+does+a+Balanced+Standing+Position+even+Mean%3F.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396894996161-KCMOXV0WJMD571DSHWEB/Antonio-Vivaldi.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Vivaldi We see the turn out and the staggered stance- all of his weight is on his right leg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396895002908-VN8HM595Q6S16Y87REQF/paganini4a.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Paganini This is obviously an illustration and not a photograph, but it looks painful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396895015348-KH89N39DGSUP7UTAIOWB/Bartolomeo_Campagnoli_-_Geiger.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Campagnoli Right leg seems more turned out than the left here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396972691444-4V33A3FW0DVJ9JSPGVL7/Paganini.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Paganini's Hip Another dramatic artist rendering? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396895008598-4KT5NNDV63GDD8BV6JFR/paganini_nicolo_03.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Paganini again Perhaps a more realistic rendering of Paganini-his knees/legs are almost pointed forward, but notice how much more weight is on his left (your right) side? Also notice how a certain posture can be interpreted as showmanship! It's interesting to imagine how long he held this pose to get photographed back then. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396895855521-PT7H3506UKCW48G8AZZR/james-whistler-pablo-de-sarasate-yaztahtaya.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Pablo Sarasate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396894989523-FTU59UBZAAU14R9QOUJG/Essential+Elements+standing.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Essential Elements This image is from Book 1 of the Essential Elements series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396894995446-YRAY7UDE5C90XGYIKP3I/Scan+6.jpeg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Adventures in Violin-Land External rotation of the hips plus a staggered stance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396894995880-FCCJQ3ZGNXK6XSE2HGVR/violin-performance-stance-exercise-800x800.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Split stance With one foot so far in front of the other, it's interesting to think of how challenging this might be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396895012046-9PI5KNR6W5SZ9DNHIK1R/IsaacStern.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Isaac Stern Great violinist...standing on one foot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396896653931-QS3M9PR8HVQPCLJYRJ4N/images-3.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Yehudi Menuhin Even violinist and healthy playing pioneer Yehudi Menuhin turned out his legs. He was a serious yoga student and wrote an excellent book on violin technique and ergonomics.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396971452109-1DKX01HYYO57ZI6KRYX9/photo+2.JPG Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Suzuki with Children The turnout and split stance doesn't seem to be so pronounced here-kids are still learning about their bodies, and still may have a forward facing leg/hip pattern. Also, the children are so young that stance may not have been emphasized. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396971463146-9KDI7NZ88I51ILWIZY9F/photo+1.JPG Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Suzuki Teaching We can see that this adorable little girl already has the unbalanced posture/turnout. Is it from violin training? Or from life? It's impossible to say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396971586722-8DM5UMZB8TECJU9BO8XI/photo+1+copy.JPG Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Andre Rieu "Showmanship" in posture-taking on a strange stance, and then adding facial expression for drama, artistry, and whatnot.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396971599084-OGYDPCIXUAKCP4B9URKW/photo+2+copy.JPG Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Sarah Chang, in backbend While we can't see her feet, I can almost guarantee that she is wearing super high heels. She's also in quite the backbend, which would not be comfy balancing on a heel the width of a pencil! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396971608560-O7BF1KK0ZBNFU9DRQTWY/photo+3.JPG Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Joshua Bell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396971610745-J4VXSI4J9SBAO9168B1W/photo+4.JPG Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Gil Shaham This is the perfect exaggeration of the tortured-gypsy-devilish-artistic-showmanship persona. Crazy posture, as though taken over by the devil, is the norm. Fortunately, Shaham looks nothing like this in real life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1431653037620-X3Z1OAAJ30MNF4IJJRZO/stock-photo-young-woman-playing-violin-portrait-full-body-155237741.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages Always good to see a stock photo model in 5 inch heels trying to hold a bow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1431653015733-4O70HYX5AMI12LZAFNPU/lego-vioin-man-tumblr_l6t2ytaxmX1qapxx6o1_500.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Lego in turnout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1431653009501-IJBG3YAR456WSHXPIJSV/Julia-Fischer-joined-Charles-Dutoit-and-the-BSO-for-Brahms-Violin-Concerto-2.26.15-Winslow-Townson.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages - Julia Fischer backbending https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1431653024749-7S3YA432ICAGL2OPHDVR/article-1352928411552-1606cd3e000005dc-531583_304x456.jpg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages British violinist Ben Lee, in a fierce backbend and mini squat stance position. He also has a jewel crusted electric violin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396896566857-0QONM007NBO5IAYW60IW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Violin Stance Through The Ages Yehudi may have been a serious yogi, but he turned out his feet too. It's how it's been "done" for hundreds of years. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/7/suzuki-turn-out-no-more monthly 0.5 2017-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1512751271445-HD6MCM5IM3YYP0D5RY70/Who+decided+that+we+should+all+stand+with+one+foot+forward+and+externally+rotated%3F.jpg Blog - Suzuki Turn-Out No More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396887851245-I7XHKV8M9PDX6KE31MKZ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Suzuki Turn-Out No More This is a perfect example of learning "proper" violin stance. Start with the feet together, then turn the feet out (externally rotating hopefully from the hip, hopefully) and then step the left foot forward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396888002228-T3XURLXH9PFD2BHEYSWA/Scan+5.jpeg Blog - Suzuki Turn-Out No More This adorable image is from Shirley Givens' violin series, showing that left foot turnout. In addition, the illustrated girl puts much more weight on her left foot, enhancing the asymmetry of the stance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396888778513-NPRWNG1R97Y8XXXHU5HX/500197-fx12.jpg Blog - Suzuki Turn-Out No More See how the right side is higher than the left? Mine is the opposite-my left side is shorter than my right. Pelvic tilt Image from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/12/5/running-recovery monthly 0.5 2017-12-05 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/3/30/help-i-have-a-nerve-entrapment monthly 0.5 2017-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1427723716568-GAHMNX206DJFQS18IL1K/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help- I Have a Nerve Entrapment! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1427723891495-4ZHCGSKXZQY2DNVLFDCX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help- I Have a Nerve Entrapment! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1427723967627-CFRPEEGYI32IH3X19LCL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help- I Have a Nerve Entrapment! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1427724032510-NZABVH8H3P8TALS9TUQX/image-asset.png Blog - Help- I Have a Nerve Entrapment! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/12/fascianating monthly 0.5 2017-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1394647558727-FVGA8BGIHVBY123H55EV/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fascianating! What's the big deal with fascia, and should you blast it? If we imagine that the peel is our most outer casing, we can see all of this white fibrous material which gives structure and organization to the fluid within. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1394647600483-86VNX69JSOJYO42UDXNS/photo+2.JPG Blog - Fascianating! What's the big deal with fascia, and should you blast it? When you bisect the orange, you can see the geometric organization of the fibers, as well as the asymmetry and the random bulge in the right. While we are not divide into segments like this, the structural binding is very similar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1464183628286-1FDQABGYS95Q143XGCQ6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fascianating! What's the big deal with fascia, and should you blast it? This is an image from Dr Jean-Claude Guimberteau's Strolling Under the Skin, which takes a look at living human fascia! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1512144453012-CDZHC8XIWRO707UN5V94/Muscle+is+Fascia%27s+Bitch..jpg Blog - Fascianating! What's the big deal with fascia, and should you blast it? In Gil's talk, he discussed how fascia is stronger than we ever realized before, and that the health of the fascia profoundly affects the function of the structures it surrounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1394647935508-S3KBKHYGG7EABO2P5AYU/image-asset.png Blog - Fascianating! What's the big deal with fascia, and should you blast it? Image courtesy of AnatomyTrains.com. The first image questions the dissect and separate logic of traditional study, and the second explores the more integrated idea of fascial webbing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1512143169912-8MLYWWIMWXRVY3GLS6ZU/fasciablaster-tool-ashley-black-guru_grande.jpg Blog - Fascianating! What's the big deal with fascia, and should you blast it? The Fascia-Blaster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1512144293214-EOEI36KD1YH0Q6P8DVYL/Memories.jpg Blog - Fascianating! What's the big deal with fascia, and should you blast it? I had the opportunity to hear Gil Hedley in Austin, and he dropped some excellent truth bombs about fascia. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/3/7/looking-at-effective-practice monthly 0.5 2017-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1511965553681-3WSI2AVEYCSMBSBV285J/one.jpg Blog - Looking At Effective Practice and Muscle Memory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1488942431240-E09ZQCSMA8F7VASDYV5D/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Looking At Effective Practice and Muscle Memory Image courtesy of Neuroscience and Psi. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/11/22/question-how-can-i-weight-train-without-getting-injured monthly 0.5 2017-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1511367342086-SC4R795TB38KKSXE8X4N/No+Pain+No+Gain.jpg Blog - Question: How Can I weight train without getting injured? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1511368123512-FXVV5KC6Y0QEJ7NS5RH7/Ice+Cream+Party.jpg Blog - Question: How Can I weight train without getting injured? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/11/13/demystifying-the-piriformis monthly 0.5 2017-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1510586404509-4YGFXVPYYK9GDK124NRJ/266px-Posterior_Hip_Muscles_1.PNG Blog - Demystifying the Piriformis Image from wikipedia- you can see that each hip rotator has a different angle of attachment from pelvis to thigh, but they work together as a team to externally rotate the hip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1510589429786-WOXYJT21EMV43KM9YEO4/The+Piriformis_+What+is+it%3F+Where+is+it%3F+and+why+does+everyone+complain+about+it%3F.jpg Blog - Demystifying the Piriformis Some truth bombs from Jules Mitchell from a great blog with Jenn Pilotti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1510587567485-JAON1V9DSAW2SLIZF4JB/sciatic_nerve1.jpg Blog - Demystifying the Piriformis Image from Advanced Health Centers. You can see the sciatic nerve branching out around the knee as it travels down to the foot. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/22/osteoporosis-and-why-you-should-care monthly 0.5 2017-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1509462018615-X3IVC2OMI8NS27N9NCLT/About+54+million+Americans+have+osteoporosis+and+low+bone+mass.+It+affects+one+in+two+women+over+50%21+However%2C+daily+exercise+and+movement+can+help+prevent+low+bone+mass.-2.jpg Blog - Osteoporosis, and Why Your Bone Density Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403458577724-RXFDJBU337WKXJV14ING/IMG_1195.jpg Blog - Osteoporosis, and Why Your Bone Density Matters When I was at my doctor's office, I took a few pictures of this model spine, which shows a range of spinal issues. Focus on the bottom three, (green, pink, and yellow), which compares bone density for osteoporosis (green), osteopenia (pink), and normal (yellow) bones. Notice how large the porous surfaces are with the osteoporosis? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403460575843-A8H64UIQPKGKY633GBFX/IMG_1197.jpg Blog - Osteoporosis, and Why Your Bone Density Matters This image is a bit more difficult to process, but do you see the shape of the vertebrae is actually different? The top four vertebrae are all compressed, whereas the healthy bone on the bottom is normal shaped and the disc isn't compressed either. The top two vertebrae are fractures (anterior wedge and compression) and green is osteoporotic and pink is osteopenic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403537727500-K3RME1RHH0KTZ7SBQPIL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Osteoporosis, and Why Your Bone Density Matters Image from: www.physioworks.com.au/ http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/30/understanding-the-anatomy-of-the-back monthly 0.5 2017-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1404143509898-8RM6IST6QB1CJPWSQVZL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A Quick Dose of Back Side Anatomy When viewed from the side, the spine has a series of natural lordatic and kyphotic curves. Poor alignment often distorts these curves into a single C curve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1404144305415-3629W590DFL6OLAFVRMH/Spinalis.png Blog - A Quick Dose of Back Side Anatomy Image from Grey's Anatomy of Erector Spinae and intermediate spinal muscles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1404144762150-OOUE785ZV9E5BMWMXF6G/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A Quick Dose of Back Side Anatomy A detailed look at the muscles of the back and shoulders, courtesy of Encyclopedia Brittanica. The left view is the topical view, sans epidermis, and the view on the right peels one layer of back myofascia off to look deeper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1404145648027-0BKKNAUUCLP6X358LO4F/photo.JPG Blog - A Quick Dose of Back Side Anatomy I found this image on the internet, but I have no idea where it came from. I do love it, though! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/12/9/what-does-rib-thrusting-look-like monthly 0.5 2017-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1507298356369-HYFIOJC532SVDDSA355X/you+are+invitedto+witness+the+union+of.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? To read more from Katy or some others to address the rib flare, visit www.nutritiousmovement.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449673886139-PJFU4W9TPHFNFY0VUVVN/bad-posture.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? Shoulders back, chest forward? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449672510743-CS4TKN1DTEWFKMSLMNVZ/amandabisk.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? Many deep backbends in gymnastics and yoga push bodies beyond their safe range, and into a position where rib thrusting is inevitable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449672516652-IPL6YAOMKZH8K51YWL9I/Handstand-Wrist-Ext-ROM-1024x765.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? Rib thrusting shows up a lot in overhead movements, in which someone can't reach overhead without changing the shape of the spine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449672523363-EOLLJ69P26Z9PF9NMV1R/lady-gymnast-grace-taylor.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? The rib thrusting shape is extremely common in a dismount for gymnastics in the floor routine or balance beam. In gymnastics, there is a sport and aesthetic goal that is not necessarily working with the biomechanics of the body, and that's ok. But you don't necessarily have that same goal! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449672539925-BBM0DLF8RCW6AMJWDSNL/Ribs-down-ribs-out.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? Here is an awesome strength and conditioning coach in Boston, Stacey Schaedler, demonstrating overhead position with rib thrust on the left and with a stable torso and spine on the right. (She's awesome!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449672532712-XIYRK78ISFUB8HLX1KJ8/pushpress_finish_200px.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? Here's the rib thrust again in overhead activities- not great for athletes using weights! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449673188574-MG2EZ5QPJX8S8VVXI8T4/-1.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? Here's an image I used last time from Jenni Rawlings, which juxtaposes a lunge with rib thrust on the left with a non rib thrusting lunge on the right. Jenni is terrific and has a great blog! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449673215986-IHF70LYAPQE4NNZGXF1Y/photo-2.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? Overhead rib thrust again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449673896598-EIMPNGV8OITZZAXQ8EMU/Posture.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? Many women rib thrust while wearing high heels as well, which might look like A or D or a hybrid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449674311445-9ZSJ21HAR8N7SEDMGW2B/fc2b9cc910e8869b57c21704b48e9195.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? Here's Joanfrom Mad Men giving us the subtle hint of rib thrust- most people are told to bring the shoulders back and chest forward, which is how we've ended up with this postural cue. She's definitely wearing high heels as well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449673172700-68DJQKVN8TVE17OIY397/tumblr_mwxwt2GE3n1skfmxfo1_1280.jpg Blog - What Does Rib Thrusting Look Like? Here's an example of a truly stunning, non rib thrusting handstand with different head positions. He has amazing overhead range and is able to keep the body stable and the shoulders protracted. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/12/7/rib-thrusting-and-good-posture monthly 0.5 2017-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449500065156-JBC1T1BS04GRKUTMVD65/image-asset.png Blog - Rib Flare, or Where Are Your Ribs in Relationship to the Rest of You? Image from Nutritious Movement. Go read her books now. I'll wait. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449501514148-WFPA6X6KBPA5H77CAUQP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Rib Flare, or Where Are Your Ribs in Relationship to the Rest of You? Image from Leslie McNabb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1449501831198-678G2YZU9S249D79F6C3/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Rib Flare, or Where Are Your Ribs in Relationship to the Rest of You? Bad posture to bad posture- not bad to good! Image on left shows the over-rounding, or kyphosis of the upper back with the pelvis forward of the heels, image on right shows rib thrust, to appear to have "good posture." http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/27/soh-save-our-hearing-part-1 monthly 0.5 2017-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1506528531142-UKNODBDZMAX20WJAKA16/Hearing+Loss+in+the+Orchestra.jpg Blog - S.O.H.- Save Our Hearing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1401203419855-GNHJJTJQWFG72H101ARE/ear-anatomy-easy-to-edit-illustration-diagram-31606358.jpg Blog - S.O.H.- Save Our Hearing! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/27/save-our-hearing-part-2 monthly 0.5 2019-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1506445065249-NUGRU31NCWFYPM9L5A9M/Hearing+Loss+By+the+Numbers.jpg Blog - Hearing Loss By the Numbers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1445571337165-HMZKW515F4NS5C9YOG15/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Hearing Loss By the Numbers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1401205907654-TKKDUI7KA2QGG1IJZBFC/image-asset.gif Blog - Hearing Loss By the Numbers Chart from HearNet.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1431560613152-DDEEFFROJFDUGBB82BIM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Hearing Loss By the Numbers Most professional orchestras will at least have these cheap foam earplugs, in order to comply with OSHA (occupational safety and hazard administration). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1431560683764-TBUSR9LGG3X38MAGALM4/image-asset.png Blog - Hearing Loss By the Numbers This is what a custom set of earplugs might look like, running approximately $200. They aim to diminish the total volume of sound rather than muffle or distort pitch and speech. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/9/25/how-i-warm-up-stretches-and-movements-for-daily-shoulder-health monthly 0.5 2017-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1506445910100-UPU7T0V9XUVK6BL90L3I/the+sparks+between+us+will.jpg Blog - How I warm up: Stretches and Movements for Daily Shoulder Health http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/2/25/anatomy-corner-hip-extension-and-hip-flexion monthly 0.5 2020-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424873906244-JD4U564KSUS5I2QA2I2U/image-asset.gif Blog - Do Your Hips Extend? Looking at hip extension and flexion~ Hip flexion without bending the knee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424874447432-L3QU9X9WK0AEXOHU7IDU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Do Your Hips Extend? Looking at hip extension and flexion~ Pure hip extension! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424874904015-WPGELA7GPYREQ87ANBUF/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Do Your Hips Extend? Looking at hip extension and flexion~ Standing apanasana can be great to focus on hip flexion (the bent knee) or hip extension (standing leg). Try resting the bent knee on a table and stepping the standing leg back for more extension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424874018348-XRW2W5RIFBE1VIOTSZ9S/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Do Your Hips Extend? Looking at hip extension and flexion~ Even in great alignment, this double flexion of knees and hips starts to affect our soft tissues and our psoas, since that becomes our most frequent position! Original photo from Back Trouble, by Deborah Caplan PT, which can be purchased here. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/8/31/the-intersection-of-dance-pilates-and-music-an-interview-with-cicely-nelson monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1506706725809-0HE4P9EDV3CY7I76N1VS/Cicely+Nelson.jpg Blog - The Intersection of Dance, Pilates, and Music: An Interview with Cicely Nelson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1504186050514-ZK77SEG6UWC4C54IU20S/unnamed-3.jpg Blog - The Intersection of Dance, Pilates, and Music: An Interview with Cicely Nelson Cicely here in the early days of studying ballet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1504186008895-XFH1U6KIW2CIR2956ITL/unnamed-2.jpg Blog - The Intersection of Dance, Pilates, and Music: An Interview with Cicely Nelson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1504186138453-RHJ0CYSYXOGBB49CNNDL/unnamed-6.jpg Blog - The Intersection of Dance, Pilates, and Music: An Interview with Cicely Nelson Cicely doing swan on the ladder barrel http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/7/3/whats-muscle-memory monthly 0.5 2017-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1404402587845-181HQNOT4EN0WUQ13PHA/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What's Muscle Memory? Usually, Family Circus is one of my least favorite comics, but for today, I find it rather applicable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1502280560794-KEL6VWZZ9WPRRJG4F2LG/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What's Muscle Memory? Image courtesy of http://www.oyginc.com/articles/learning2/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1404402715003-N54RFMDHPV7VJ95ZME00/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What's Muscle Memory? This brain image is sort of hilarious- performing an overhead press is not just a muscle building activity, but a building of neural pathways that connect brain to muscles and back. Cool, huh? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/7/31/the-intersection-of-music-and-psychology-an-interview-with-lisa-chisolm-of-master-performing monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1501505296567-DBKN1V8R6J145LACAPQR/image-asset.png Blog - The Intersection of Music and Psychology: An Interview with Lisa Chisolm of Master Performing Canadian Bassoonist and Coach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1501505607879-C9SKUI7S1NPRMP20K8NL/image-asset.png Blog - The Intersection of Music and Psychology: An Interview with Lisa Chisolm of Master Performing http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/7/10/how-do-i-find-a-good-massage-therapist monthly 0.5 2018-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1499701126643-8AYR3A19DOEWLK11GXM6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How do I find a good massage therapist? Most stock images of massage feature tropical flowers, perfectly white towels, and beautiful young women with flawless makeup. This in fact has never been my experience and I'm 100% ok with that. I'd love for massage establishments to STOP using gendered stereotypical images like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1513608195016-DC5HYREVOAZ9JKQZZNAS/Reader+Question_.jpg Blog - How do I find a good massage therapist? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1499701783444-2FLGMPDJPZ9QRF2S526H/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How do I find a good massage therapist? This is a way more accurate image of my massage experiences- charts, props in the room, clothing on, etc. I've never had a massage where tropical flowers seemed an appropriate hair accessory. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/5/2/proprioception-kinesthesia-and-change monthly 0.5 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1551452340857-B46MD7VK724EKVSJ9KBX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Proprioception, Kinesthesia, and the Conscious Competency Matrix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493824566400-52CTL5L3W86EIO1NL69J/IMG_7021.JPG Blog - Proprioception, Kinesthesia, and the Conscious Competency Matrix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1551452992233-2EPEWEJNSZHAMP3IIA3R/Novelty+challenges+the+brain+and+the+body%2C+and+helps+to+keep+us+on+the+lifelong+path+of+learning+and+growth..jpg Blog - Proprioception, Kinesthesia, and the Conscious Competency Matrix http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/4/28/detangling-the-pecs-part-3 monthly 0.5 2017-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493394064714-32WGUM0RUS3XAVP6BR0C/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Detangling the Pecs: Part 3 Image from Erik Dalton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493392061942-WZA9LIG56XE1RH08K5EZ/image-asset.gif Blog - Detangling the Pecs: Part 3 The infraspinatus and trees minor are key muscles to look at strengthening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493392856903-J9R8B3ENZY3LFFUJGD91/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Detangling the Pecs: Part 3 This may seem really easy, but if the spine and ribs are stable, and the arm bone not moving forwards or backwards, it can be a real challenge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493393821560-X4K1N6D96MP9TYKK2UMS/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Detangling the Pecs: Part 3 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/4/26/detangling-the-pec-minor-part-2 monthly 0.5 2017-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493215211818-EWYUDGT6OHYF8XWFWUEJ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Detangling the Pec Minor: Part 2 Here's a picture from a concert I did with Edgar Meyer last summer. Although he's slightly rotated to the left, notice where his shoulders are and the slight internal rotation on the right side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493216237321-5D2XLEUV5PIL5TOHZHD2/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Detangling the Pec Minor: Part 2 James Galway, courtesy of ClassicFm. Even with the best of postural intentions, it's easy round the upper body, bring the shoulders forward, and internally rotate the arm bones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493216602764-IIUBEHW0K4RTEV06UE2B/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Detangling the Pec Minor: Part 2 This woman's arms are already internally rotated, meaning that as she lowers and lifts her body, her arm bone is just going to move further and further forward, and her pecs will just contract further, but not helping to actually balance her shoulder. Ah, stock fitness photos. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/4/25/detangling-the-pec-minor monthly 0.5 2018-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1527707806718-IIGVVMBGL35JAJ9VJ2QX/60774dcb4e6e173ce6f51552503f8531.jpg Blog - Detangling the Pec Minor: Part 1 With this image from gray's anatomy, you can see the pectoral minor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493128046047-SPJP9GC708VLRUSMI3G2/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Detangling the Pec Minor: Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493128389802-7M1GG35WBIQF6VKEG19W/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Detangling the Pec Minor: Part 1 Credit to RES and bodyworker Barbara Loomis for this awesome comparison. You can see the difference in her arm bones, elbows, and collarbones. Check out her great work at Alignment Monkey! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493129128684-RQZHEZ9TKPX157OZJKN6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Detangling the Pec Minor: Part 1 Image courtesy of Huffington Post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1493129454613-TCGHZ521WRQR3TBJ9GRZ/image-asset.gif Blog - Detangling the Pec Minor: Part 1 After a long week of works requiring tremolo, my colleagues will sometimes ask me why their arm is so tired and achy! This image shows some bow arm soft tissues that may be affected by our repertoire. Image courtesy of Round Earth Publishing. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/10/3/what-is-scoliosis monthly 0.5 2017-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1412346307056-HFEEY5V3OAV41I82YZGC/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is Scoliosis? This image on the right shows a "normal" spinal curvature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1491227519536-BBE7ALI4LPHMJGV9ATS1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is Scoliosis? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1412346461623-G180M5LMNMIEBBM7HRRK/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is Scoliosis? Notice that scoliosis is a lateral curve deviation , whereas the other two examples exaggerate the native curves of the spine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1412348643109-THQ0XKWGHHD3B1CB6BZO/image-asset.png Blog - What is Scoliosis? here's my model skeleton with some right sided scoliosis. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/18/for-the-bikers-demystifying-spinal-flexion-and-spinal-extension monthly 0.5 2017-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403107566516-E23VNVTOF009G4IFN018/image-asset.jpeg Blog - For the Bikers: Demystifying Spinal Flexion and Spinal Extension https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1490018658919-YMIJVX8P1S7A7404LZPM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - For the Bikers: Demystifying Spinal Flexion and Spinal Extension The image on the left shows a traditional spinal flexion, in which the vertebral bodies are getting closer to one another. The image on the right shows spinal extension, in which the back part of the spine, or spinous processes, are getting closer to one another. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1490018959260-D33ITSQQ608QECBGXL4E/image-asset.jpeg Blog - For the Bikers: Demystifying Spinal Flexion and Spinal Extension This is a traditional yoga pose called cat pose, Image courtesy of Yoga Journal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1490019145049-1Z45795ZINF54624WX1I/image-asset.jpeg Blog - For the Bikers: Demystifying Spinal Flexion and Spinal Extension In cow pose, both the hips and spine move together, putting the hips into an anterior tilt and the spine into extension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403107762434-PGAJVRJDJW06H6BR14M6/image-asset.png Blog - For the Bikers: Demystifying Spinal Flexion and Spinal Extension Pelvic tilt, which I've mentioned on many occasions before, just as a refresher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403107971527-ASXUA54DJ9E08F7QWAEI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - For the Bikers: Demystifying Spinal Flexion and Spinal Extension Quickie chart on pelvic tuck and biking. See how posterior pelvic tuck brings the vertebrae closer together on the right? Even if you have good pelvic form on the left, your spine is in flexion. It's just how it goes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403108107941-KBSBFVDGCRZTSOH4TBU7/2007Kona04.jpg Blog - For the Bikers: Demystifying Spinal Flexion and Spinal Extension This is an image from the 2007 Ironman World Championships, featuring Denmark's Torbjørn Sindballe. I obviously have no knowledge of ironman training, but I can see that he has fairly decent pelvic form, but has to go into serious spinal flexion because the handles are low (and add to that neck extension, i.e. nose and gaze up while spine orients down). This means he can go super fast, but I just hope he has a good bodyworker for when he's done! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/2/14/why-bother-exercising monthly 0.5 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1487090641133-KM2G984XSXOLZJBA2V29/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Why Bother Exercising? I love Beyonce, but I hate bogus slogans that suggest that a certain move will give you flat abs/lean legs, and lean down in a week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1487090521682-6L0J9GM26O7Q03YU9TO7/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Why Bother Exercising? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2017/2/8/where-has-mhc-been monthly 0.5 2017-02-09 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/12/12/musicians-and-muscle-imbalances monthly 0.5 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1481556182026-60KF7UJ7THDLF33TQESN/image-asset.png Blog - Musicians and Muscle Imbalances I sort of love this picture focusing on the more aesthetic side of muscle imbalances- most imbalances won't be this obvious! Image from Pole PT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1481554973486-C4NA9BPIJPR5TMTNZ8CT/image-asset.png Blog - Musicians and Muscle Imbalances One of the common theories to address imbalances is upper/lower crossed syndrome. This simplified chart demonstrates muscles that are weak, which may be inhibited, and muscles that are tight and perhaps overly dominant or overly developed. I would also suggest that the words weak vs. tight are not the best to describe the syndromes, because some muscles are weak and "long resting length" and some are weak and "short resting length." There's more to it than just weak=long and strong=short. This is still a muscle theory, which means that there are mixed feelings about whether these relationships are accurate! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1481555389026-80JM9JU494SHULJJYNT5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Musicians and Muscle Imbalances Although this is still a theoretical model, many musicians do have many of these symptoms, including forward head posture, and overly kyphotic/rounded upper spine, and weakness in the back body. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/11/30/it-starts-with-awareness monthly 0.5 2016-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1480518620032-ALPZZRHH7J43ULE2J4A9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - It All Starts With Awareness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1480518160525-LK1V6F26CTTEL3982Q1X/image-asset.jpeg Blog - It All Starts With Awareness This curious illustration shows where the body map "lives" within the structure of the brain, but also the disproportionate nature of the map, .i.e., not all areas of the body have the same quantity of nerve receptors and awareness. Image courtesy of Neurocirugia. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/11/21/self-care-in-uncertain-times monthly 0.5 2017-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1513175843062-YQ19REMW5RIWBF757G0K/Beauty+can+be+seen+in+all+things%2C+seeing+and+composing+the+beauty+is+what+separates+the+snapshot+from+the+photograph..jpg Blog - Self- Care in Uncertain Times http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/10/18/composed-reviewed-first-reactions-and-insights monthly 0.5 2016-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1476799153447-CU6ZF33ULDWOGJP29MUK/image-asset.jpeg Blog - "Composed" Reviewed: First Reactions and Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1476799204807-JU304LNFKIE6QD0FAJ10/image-asset.png Blog - "Composed" Reviewed: First Reactions and Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1476799557405-KENYHULHDLP39RI85V5C/CnbXfsVVIAA_PpM.jpg Blog - 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Greenish tinge and the pen markings put on pre-op by my surgeon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1463663284176-QYHTD2UB2O42QBV8TEQV/image-asset.jpeg Blog - 10 Things I Learned While Recovering from Reconstructive Hand Surgery One of the exercise 4/9/13. 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Open Chain Movements, Applied To Music Using a straw to create a bow barrier closes the chain, giving the student proprioceptive information about where the bow is (contact point) and whether or not is straight. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/4/4/eustress-i-stress-we-all-stress-and-we-adapt-to-it monthly 0.5 2016-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1459778825335-08401EC25A04IU4DMZVJ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Eustress, I stress, We All Stress- And We Adapt To It https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1459779853596-ZLGL59B1FAGC9CA8PWM1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Eustress, I stress, We All Stress- And We Adapt To It http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/3/29/psychological-stress-vs-mechanical-stress-whats-the-difference-and-is-it-always-bad monthly 0.5 2016-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1459262612373-1TKD0YVFJ9NHRCVZ9HPI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Psychological Stress Vs. 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The blog is also excellent! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1457617163673-IMLL86JO4M52ER86LYOW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - We're Going to Vagus! Image from AutismCoach, in regards to an interesting article about the Vagus nerve and autism. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/3/6/chronic-fatigue-101 monthly 0.5 2016-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1457313386669-8KBFGZRCKJAZ38Y9XSWJ/image-asset.png Blog - Chronic Fatigue 101 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/2/29/adrenal-fatigue-101 monthly 0.5 2016-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1457013313189-F6S5XJYOOS2FBFTB0JT0/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Adrenal Fatigue 101 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/2/9/talking-about-sweat-glands monthly 0.5 2016-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1423498696863-L5CCWMIVLJ2RPU1JV2AR/image-asset.gif Blog - Talking about Sweat Glands Apocrine sweat glands, found in limited locations of the body, are heavily influenced by stress and adrenaline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1423498623590-N951C4JCVLEJPI83XHL2/http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.howstuffworks.com%2Fwellness%2Fmen%2Fsweating-odor%2Funderstanding-eccrine-sweat-glands1.htm Blog - Talking about Sweat Glands Eccrine Sweat Glands look a bit different from apocrine glands, and are located all over the body. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1423498920949-I8Q8T4RCFRWFJ2TEJXUL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Talking about Sweat Glands Your bikram class isn't really "sweating out toxins.: http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/2/15/you-are-how-you-move-a-crash-course-in-mechanotransduction monthly 0.5 2016-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1455551521891-NXCCBT80Y43W6OG7X3OJ/image-asset.gif Blog - "You Are How You Move" : A Crash Course in Mechanotransduction This comic from Bliss demonstrates mechanotransduction in action- our day to day movements affect our body! How does your cell phone/ipad/screen time affect your head and neck? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1455551644503-5LXZ9P3HL7EZ5U03LDP7/image-asset.jpeg Blog - "You Are How You Move" : A Crash Course in Mechanotransduction The way we hold our instruments causes constant adaptation in our bodies. A lifetime of poor neck positions may result in undesirable structural adaptations! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1455552024603-C7ZEC1HNDGJQRKB5S2KP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - "You Are How You Move" : A Crash Course in Mechanotransduction A lifetime of sitting in the collapsed positions on the left can create undesirable structural adaptations as well. Image from "Sad Dog, Happy Dog" by Kathleen Porter. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/11/20/how-the-things-we-carry-hurt-us monthly 0.5 2016-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1416493257565-X18OLI260MM0HDX0NRP4/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How the Things We Carry Hurt Us How is your purse/case/messenger bag deforming your body? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1455203125132-RCNG3NHD06SWRUFS4395/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How the Things We Carry Hurt Us Presenting the contrabassoon, which according to amazon (who knows if that's true!), weighs about 45 pounds without the case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1416493719349-FLOZQMSHQI5GDWR7X7H5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How the Things We Carry Hurt Us Notice how the shoulder on the left has to raise in order to support the bag? Every time you carry your case on one shoulder, you are reinforcing this pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1416493995509-T9OJ85EUPTIJRPWQENLU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How the Things We Carry Hurt Us See how this man's right shoulder is being pulled down with his bag? In addition, his right arm is adjusting to carrying weight, and if he favors the right side only, may create a structural imbalance. Moral of the story- switch sides! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/2/1/walk-it-like-its-hot monthly 0.5 2016-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1454342156711-E0IPRW586PN6C9J6JW30/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Walk It Like It's Hot Neon pink vibrams are optional. Natural terrain walking for the win! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1454342015251-H7F46LVKETIUGQMRO4U6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Walk It Like It's Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1454342037755-TWCZYNF9HNDS7MSJ4D0F/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Walk It Like It's Hot There are definitely downsides to fitbits and other technology, and I don't wear mine in the house, while practicing, or when I'm not walking, but it's helpful to keep track of miles for the year, especially if you don't want to use "Track My Walk" on your phone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1454342200856-8KKT3P8AOY2YDTVX25PB/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Walk It Like It's Hot Getting outside and off of the pavement means you might see actual animals, which is always a plus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1454342350072-KRV5Q8UO0FTPNCNDP90D/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Walk It Like It's Hot Even though my dog is quite blind (and sometimes runs into things), she loves going outside for walks. She also loves sleeping on pillows. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/8/5/tight-vs-open-weak-vs-strong-muscles monthly 0.5 2016-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407601497952-3BY2R6ZXF15BEQBFTGH5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Targeting Tight Shoulders and Hamstrings- Beyond the Stretch PLEASE don't do a forward fold this way, especially if you have disc issues. Do a stretch on your back and read this Katy Bowman blog. Note her pelvis is tucked and her spine is rounded, so she's barely stretching her hammies at all and instead tweaking her spine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407601726270-USIIPXS39XLI9PMQIQPC/hamstrings+length+test.jpg Blog - Targeting Tight Shoulders and Hamstrings- Beyond the Stretch This teeny image gives you an idea of different ranges of motion for hamstrings- the bottom left corner has the least range, the bottom right has the most. A typical range for many folks is either of the top two ranges, which will get you through most life activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407256793578-6ZITL0GQGLCYNQNU0TF6/image-asset.gif Blog - Targeting Tight Shoulders and Hamstrings- Beyond the Stretch This image shows someone with restriction in their ability to flex the shoulders, unable to get the arm all the way overhead. Notice that they are NOT RIB THRUSTING to get their arms overhead. DON'T DO IT!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407257405108-8SYXJPGEOR8TCY0544EO/PullUps_1-300x187.jpg Blog - Targeting Tight Shoulders and Hamstrings- Beyond the Stretch I love having a pull up bar in my apartment for supported and unsupported hanging. This is also not me but this woman is killing it. Not that she is NOT RIB THRUSTING. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/1/21/hypermobility-resource-guide monthly 0.5 2016-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1453384674807-5RHBRWQ76A4UGBQ0YF8C/image-asset.gif Blog - Hypermobility Resource Guide Looking at elbow ROM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1453383741992-W79HKMZ6KROFR4WZU2FW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Hypermobility Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1453383614268-KSE2ZGYOFT7NIDNBCMKB/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Hypermobility Resource Guide Self massage is an amazing way to increase proprioception and manage pain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1453383443837-CSHQYAFLICN1XS39LAMW/image-asset.png Blog - Hypermobility Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1453383278561-QEK85OX6PW9ECJGJ7ZLA/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Hypermobility Resource Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1453383702458-FVHHX0TXMMHRCT2A5L3G/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Hypermobility Resource Guide http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2016/1/1/year-in-review monthly 0.5 2016-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1451666520941-MDNS7ZB14B6P2BQMY8F5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Year in Review From me and my blind chihuahua Missy, Happy New Year! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/12/21/an-interview-with-rachel-galvin-white-of-music-and-muscle monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1450713637362-BW52UPOW15K0QRU7UGTX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - An Interview with Rachel Galvin White of Music and Muscle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1450713805567-EOE8CWXG8S48W7ORMT7V/image-asset.jpeg Blog - An Interview with Rachel Galvin White of Music and Muscle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1450713656370-4E7EMAVF8X3NZSUTULNS/image-asset.jpeg Blog - An Interview with Rachel Galvin White of Music and Muscle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1450713904766-BJZY1VVNRTBX807LEO93/image-asset.jpeg Blog - An Interview with Rachel Galvin White of Music and Muscle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1450713976588-JL7K298GJUCW2NTDVF52/image-asset.png Blog - An Interview with Rachel Galvin White of Music and Muscle Moshe Feldenkrais 1904–1984, founder of the Feldenkrais Method. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1450714456016-8MWJXBI4OTHE7GNB90G5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - An Interview with Rachel Galvin White of Music and Muscle Ido Portal is an amazing movement instructor and natural mover- definitely worth checking out. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/11/24/sharing-notes monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1448380416367-DGZI26VJ45Z3J6UE7RFA/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sharing Music, Connection, and Joy with Allegra Montanari Allegra Montanari, founder of Sharing Notes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1448381163963-PGHDH3J2DGXJFCE5K2TS/image-asset.png Blog - Sharing Music, Connection, and Joy with Allegra Montanari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1448380583943-M2MWGWOXDCPET47RZHHF/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sharing Music, Connection, and Joy with Allegra Montanari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1448380616217-KRLZGUXZWP01US5D2IHC/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sharing Music, Connection, and Joy with Allegra Montanari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1448380669355-L4H4VPOGM3V6LIXOCEOG/image-asset.png Blog - Sharing Music, Connection, and Joy with Allegra Montanari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1448381923672-Z5F1J18SZ0DV9R109GR6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sharing Music, Connection, and Joy with Allegra Montanari http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/11/17/55co1pdgpk9w0zyub6csk8t3oprpun monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1447960276159-E6GMRFFEA6VP5CBLUKC1/image-asset.png Blog - Catching Up with John Beder and His Documentary, "Composed" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1447944340337-9Y4MTOYHUNGZ71VTHLSC/image-asset.png Blog - Catching Up with John Beder and His Documentary, "Composed" An interview with Maxine Kwok-Adams from John's recent trip to the UK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1447944418175-LWF67WADTXBCLODHYHEF/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Catching Up with John Beder and His Documentary, "Composed" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1447944589371-20MPJ96AACM5WSZJR7H6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Catching Up with John Beder and His Documentary, "Composed" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1447944102786-TJIIWF6UENQVI944IC00/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Catching Up with John Beder and His Documentary, "Composed" John presenting at the 2015 ICSOM conference. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/11/12/help-i-bruised-my-tailbone monthly 0.5 2015-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1447338121821-FIQ78K5D7VJRANEPKPDM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help-I bruised my tailbone! 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One of these cut-out cushions could help relieve some of the pain of sitting. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/10/standing-in-high-heels-and-failing monthly 0.5 2015-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397158504607-V9MQVOCQIATH1EPX59OU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Your Spine and Hips are Suffering from Your High Heel Use Just as I did in the video, can you see how I can arch my upper back (AKA. thrust my ribs forward) more to stand up "straight"? Or I can bend my knees and create hyperkyphosis in the spine in A, or B, hyperextend/straighten the knees and overarch the lumbar and thoracic curves. In addition, you can hyperextend your knees and look more like letter B. There are quite of few combinations of these postural tendency. What do you think the effect of these shapes are on your body? Every time you wear any sort of heel, even a low heel, you are affecting the geometry of your joints, your natural gait pattern, your ankles, knees, hips, spine, and pelvic floor muscles! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/10/26/polyphonicorg-webinar-up monthly 0.5 2015-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1445872847440-YJX3TK3HOYMPBXFK7NBQ/image-asset.png Blog - Polyphonic.Org Webinar Up! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/10/15/confession-i-love-my-standing-desk monthly 0.5 2015-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1444915955190-KOVEEYI5LPZ853SC5PJL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Confession: I love my Standing Desk Complete with two half domes for stretching my calves, I love my standing desk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1444916071969-7PN6RJRTIAUQSJ13LAO1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Confession: I love my Standing Desk Read it! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/10/7/dont-just-sit-there-thoughts-on-moving-to-a-standing-desk monthly 0.5 2015-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1444225686683-7R50RT7877L9DPB66ETN/image-asset.png Blog - "Don't Just Sit There"-How Much Are you Sitting Every Day? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/9/28/what-is-osteoarthritis monthly 0.5 2015-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1443447965479-KKVBBZCTPM4I8J92TCUY/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is osteoarthritis? This is a nicely simplified picture of how the joint tissues change over time in response to OA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1443449601845-J8PDCXM907AZJJLRI1TD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is osteoarthritis? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/9/8/talking-to-josh-lee-about-life-the-tuba-and-cancer monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1441768156893-KX8UVEMI19SHNH36XUEP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Talking to Josh Lee about Life, the Tuba, and Cancer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1441767886120-F76YMAKMNHTODN57T7W5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Talking to Josh Lee about Life, the Tuba, and Cancer editor's note: This is a tardigrade. I had no idea what it was. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/9/7/where-has-the-mhc-been-the-last-month monthly 0.5 2015-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1441634354227-LQW3Z5NH43FJX6MPJKJ7/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Where has the MHC been the last month? Collaboration and performance with the Zimbabwean group Mhofelas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1441634183314-ZVTD2GBSRCRUAZJPZLDN/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Where has the MHC been the last month? I had the opportunity to visit Imire rhino reserve outside of Marondera-such a treat! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/7/29/helping-your-levator-scapulae monthly 0.5 2015-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1438355804415-N38WD7EP91968RLUPQMD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Helping Your Levator Scapulae The levator scapulae are just two of many, many different deep muscles of the upper back and neck, which all work together to create movement in the neck and upper back. To find them on your own body, palpate the superior angle of your scapula (the innermost corner of your shoulder blade) and look for a muscle that runs diagonally to the lateral sides of the neck. Try lifting and lowering your shoulder blades and see if a muscle jumps underneath your fingers. You will definitely feel the middle fibers of the trapezius, which are superficial to the LS, but feel around with more pressure and see what you notice. What is the quality of the tissue? How does it feel underneath your fingers? Do you have pain or lack of sensation? Are there adhesions? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1438184621684-AA3HQV4MZ7GKT70NEJ67/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Helping Your Levator Scapulae When working with the neck, gentle movements are paramount! This illustration shows a simple lateral flexion exercise, though adding the weight of the arm can be too intense, and please don't PULL on your neck! The weight of the arm here is passive and ultimately optional https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1438184338737-75LHHH7945DUUMKXM66N/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Helping Your Levator Scapulae This guy is using his LS to carry his cello, although he has a waist strap to try to distribute the weight better throughout the upper body. Although carrying a backpack will even out out the load between the shoulders (assuming the straps are the same length), both Levator Scapulae are working to hold the object in a fixed position. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/7/29/the-levator-scapula-a-musicians-frenemy monthly 0.5 2015-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1438183398895-5EDTWD8SFQOK2ZYT93MI/image-asset.png Blog - The Levator Scapulae: Musicians' Frenemies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1438183769146-A35YFMLOEZF9VY7PLETO/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Levator Scapulae: Musicians' Frenemies Many violinists and violists turn the head out to look at the fingers, but over time, this can create stress and strain on the Left levator scapula! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1438183565183-5NADVPWNYXWU9INSFCY3/image-asset.gif Blog - The Levator Scapulae: Musicians' Frenemies Although this image shows an elevated scapula to hold a phone, many violinists and violists elevate their shoulders to support their instrument! Other times, the right shoulder elevates in an attempt to enhance sound or emotion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1438193676875-2GRG0S0T7IV6QW2K27ON/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Levator Scapulae: Musicians' Frenemies The great thing about stock photos is that they're ridiculous. Who walks down the street in heels carrying their case on one shoulder and violin in the other arm? No one. But her left levator scap is working to keep that case up there! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/7/13/summer-practice-resources-for-the-uninspired monthly 0.5 2015-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1436797379877-Z45DFUBVE47R5V3LH4RM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Summer Practice Resources for the Uninspired Some folks practice at the computer...others at the TV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1436797444519-0WR2VWWYOOIVWGQJ8NSS/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Summer Practice Resources for the Uninspired Although this is specific to band, I've definitely had students that fit the bill. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/6/29/music-as-a-whole-body-practice monthly 0.5 2015-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1435589769038-1RTG8BUIXG0FYZKCB0QC/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Music as a Whole Body Practice I would argue that musical uses most of these different intelligences, yet many of us skip out on some of the bodily kinesthetic possibilities of how making music feels. Image by Marek Bennett. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/6/17/5-times-to-not-wear-high-heels monthly 0.5 2015-06-24 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/5/29/sleeping-better monthly 0.5 2015-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1432906856178-QSID2L4JF6IZYD84WIPV/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sleeping Better We don't know the long term effects of radiation, wifi, and other technological signals on the brain and sleep. Consider airplane mode, turning things off, and keeping them away from bed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1432906769879-DX86RPKEA73KQ41PL4DO/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sleeping Better Ah, the good ol' days of storytime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1432906688866-V7YNWGX63B2QFUO1957V/image-asset.gif Blog - Sleeping Better http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/5/20/sleep-the-final-frontier monthly 0.5 2015-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1432170394984-XX0L849NXNOZIP89P90G/www.spudcomics.com Blog - Sleep-It's a biological imperative! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1432170435603-QTHE1USHHNTQ2BR4G91F/image-asset.gif Blog - Sleep-It's a biological imperative! I definitely have known people convinced that they don't need sleep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1432170521672-MMVEJZM96MMIU4EBBJ1Q/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sleep-It's a biological imperative! My dog is an excellent sleeper, for the record. Even while wearing knitted yoda ears. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/5/7/o0q8f837a609suymtfbg0wssyvzxew monthly 0.5 2015-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1431052813210-YLTV92S5O1CG1OD55G26/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A Flutist with a passion for Physical therapy: Alexis Del Palazzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1431052831248-4RIS40WQHFUBKLFOTY31/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A Flutist with a passion for Physical therapy: Alexis Del Palazzo Alexis' book, The Practice Matrix. Definitely worth checking out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1431053416735-38M6YAJ7MOJ6J6KEWBO8/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A Flutist with a passion for Physical therapy: Alexis Del Palazzo http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/5/3/from-violinist-to-physical-therapist-talking-with-arlyn-thobaben-dpt monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1430703455998-9FRJOGUNCCBFAWPM0REX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - From Violinist to Physical Therapist: Talking With Arlyn Thobaben, D.P.T. Image by Marc Arevalo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1430703615995-67BJUIP165RXV2LIX7OO/image-asset.jpeg Blog - From Violinist to Physical Therapist: Talking With Arlyn Thobaben, D.P.T. Arlyn at Community Musicworks, circa 2008/2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1430703764404-0CZP8FKD4AL9CEH3GGEB/image-asset.jpeg Blog - From Violinist to Physical Therapist: Talking With Arlyn Thobaben, D.P.T. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/4/27/caring-for-your-feet-one-shoe-at-a-time monthly 0.5 2015-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1430144315326-OIMWURZHDW2DB0B3V3OR/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Caring for Your Feet, One Shoe at a Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1430144347981-82EBKD0ZIA4TS3TZPUDK/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Caring for Your Feet, One Shoe at a Time Are your toes drifting towards each other? Or is there space between your toes? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1430144146723-054NHNM118K1HOGMBQ6G/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Caring for Your Feet, One Shoe at a Time The smaller the toe box, the more the big toe will be smooshed towards the other toes---ouch!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1430144130420-TV84HYVV0D047PQPGO3R/image-asset.gif Blog - Caring for Your Feet, One Shoe at a Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1430144188121-I64GO8LCGV2KP14H0M8N/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Caring for Your Feet, One Shoe at a Time Elevated heels force your body to adjust in other ways, perhaps in the spine, hips, knees, and neck! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/4/22/resources-and-support-for-focal-dystonia monthly 0.5 2018-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1529444066412-1D1TFTMGUO0R3PIX4IK7/Focal+Dystonia+Guideand+Resources.jpg Blog - Resources and Support for Focal Dystonia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1429717378807-U6IKBB0NZP2P9DSNOV83/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Resources and Support for Focal Dystonia Image from Apollo's Gift and Curse- Neuroplasticity in Musicians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1429717477891-4XJQK5RNH66UZTI5KWY1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Resources and Support for Focal Dystonia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1429717509588-PURZ23W69UUZ9BEUUJCQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Resources and Support for Focal Dystonia http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/4/20/focal-dystonia-a-violists-perspective monthly 0.5 2015-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1429543071993-HG9SIW0GY4U5XK9REIQI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Focal Dystonia: A Violist's Perspective https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1429543296459-NN6D3N10PPL9LJ2XA0MZ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Focal Dystonia: A Violist's Perspective Focal dystonia has affected many musicians, most notably pianist Leon Fleischer, who had focal dystonia symptoms in his right hand for many years. He began to regain movement in his right hand more than thirty years later. Other musicians with FD include violinist Peter Oundjian and pianist Glenn Gould. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1429543096366-UKMWW6CFLO0IJ8MTSSKD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Focal Dystonia: A Violist's Perspective http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/4/15/a-bit-on-the-science-of-mindfulness monthly 0.5 2017-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1429147346388-NU49L595AQ7867N9JW8G/image-asset.png Blog - A Bit on the Science of Mindfulness Love these images from Headspace.com, showing the difference between meditators and non-meditators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1429147485425-1WYM40GHBXOMDEOBO2B7/image-asset.png Blog - A Bit on the Science of Mindfulness Think of mindfulness practices as training your brain to be more versatile! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1429147403327-5N7W7XSA1NK1U3EQVR18/image-asset.png Blog - A Bit on the Science of Mindfulness Image from Headspace.com, but I love this idea of constantly being overloading with information and not being able to turn OFF. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/4/13/mindfulness-and-music-on-practicing monthly 0.5 2015-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1428934068729-Y6U64DKT3AMN9X0Y0DVM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Mindfulness and Music: On Practicing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1428934006883-ZMI79GG92BURJNOSEJWB/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Mindfulness and Music: On Practicing Why am I practicing and what do I hope to accomplish today, right now, or in the next 20-30 minutes? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1428933919023-TPWC6SWY80IDIONJ8877/image-asset.png Blog - Mindfulness and Music: On Practicing How does one bow hold LOOK different than the other? How does it FEEL different, and how does it SOUND different? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/4/8/mindfulness-and-music monthly 0.5 2015-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1428499423994-ES5QHEYPI3LSPG3GV8YN/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Mindfulness and Music When we walk, we are often so distracted by thoughts, feelings, the past, the future, etc., whereas we could be aware of the walk, the weather, the scene, etc. This is very true in the practice of music, performance, and preparation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1428499229779-XR0G8UJ4TYFEN1B44GVZ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Mindfulness and Music Mindfulness is brain training- refining your ability to pay attention, to stay focused, alert, and adaptable, things musicians need! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1428499196877-KYKXMI212QQE0R4JN491/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Mindfulness and Music If you're a wind player, you're probably aware of your breath, but for the rest of us, we only notice it when we're nervous, performing, or auditioning. Can you become more aware of your resting breath? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/4/1/help-treatment-and-habits-affecting-nerve-entrapment monthly 0.5 2015-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1427897331557-U0285YJN2RANX1MHPQ0E/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help! Treatment and habits affecting nerve entrapment Notice how the wrists are not in line with the forearms here, and there's a break in that red line at the wrist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1427897346914-VS1UOGRXFK0ICC1O369Y/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help! Treatment and habits affecting nerve entrapment In the right image, you can see that the wrist is dropping below the fingers and keyboard, which can cause and escalate wrist issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1427897461347-5NL5BDHV0XWM0A9C7WVO/photo+7.JPG Blog - Help! Treatment and habits affecting nerve entrapment One sided carrying can create pressure in the chest/brachial plexus area, which is nerve rich and sensitive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1427897484171-MJ5R7HF55GMRD6D57IJL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Help! Treatment and habits affecting nerve entrapment Lots of really high position violin/viola playing can start to create issues in the elbow, especially if the body isn't in great alignment while doing it, because of chairs, size of instrument, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1427897595750-DJP7CWJALESO52Z8CSC8/armout.jpg Blog - Help! Treatment and habits affecting nerve entrapment Younger students might develop some wacky elbow habits, which should be corrected ASAP to prevent long term movement distortion! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/3/25/cultivating-patience monthly 0.5 2015-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1427290719695-G9JERYZ51ZUV8FHJOAET/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Cultivating Patience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1427290763033-1L95VVUA51XPGXLPG69J/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Cultivating Patience http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/31/posture-back-pain-and-causation monthly 0.5 2015-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396371059181-CXYU0FTVR9CQ3LVU9N03/image-asset.jpeg Blog - When Poor Posture Doesn't Cause Pain There's a lot going on back here, and there are many layers of myofascial tissue that can be strong, weak, flexible, inflexible, and pain provoking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396370486695-BTULGYZU91YG05LEICMB/image-asset.gif Blog - When Poor Posture Doesn't Cause Pain While I can't promise that the texting posture will hurt you, I don't think it's great for your body long-term. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/3/18/give-up-your-all-or-nothing-attitude monthly 0.5 2015-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1426683103578-TO57XWCHAMO24OMU75GH/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Give Up Your All or Nothing Attitude! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/3/16/you-cant-actually-sit-still-after-all monthly 0.5 2015-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1426513923147-ZK4P3DX859JX9W3PRJNP/image-asset.png Blog - You Can't Actually Sit Still After All https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1426513942638-23E5P9BPBNZP3XAQLVKW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - You Can't Actually Sit Still After All Your eyes, inner ear, and proprioceptors send signals to the brain about movement, stability, and balance, whether in an athletic context or day to day movements and actions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1426514318349-FWMPSNWP52CMFCNIBBOY/image-asset.jpeg Blog - You Can't Actually Sit Still After All http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/9/9/why-bother-stretching monthly 0.5 2015-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410290147030-E9BJSKNJ2ZNMR4DDEN19/sarmstrong.jpg Blog - Why Bother Stretching? If you're a child of the 70's or 80's, you may remember this toy, clad in a speedo or a tee-shirt, depending on the decade that you lived in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410289934192-1LOLEX9WE6KXFW8M57AM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Why Bother Stretching? This pose, a pigeon variation, is often a "dream goal" pose for yoga folks. Does this degree of spinal flexibility necessarily serve us all? Perhaps not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410289991242-II3KZWP8SLY2Q1UCVADB/China+Tour348.jpg Blog - Why Bother Stretching? I took this picture at a zoo last year- I loved the one sedentary zebra juxtaposed with the crazy rolling zebra. We tend to be a teensy bit sedentary which affects our range of motion and flexibility-lets move more, folks! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/2/20/guest-post-flutists-release-restrictive-patterns-with-body-mapping monthly 0.5 2015-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424443075473-NMF7DS4WAUJXZI1EPRW3/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Guest Post: Flutists- Release Restrictive Patterns with Body Mapping Can you treat your head balancing on your spine like a bobble-head, allowing for natural buoyancy and movement? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424443050065-QAI00K6229E8VRWTZZNT/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Guest Post: Flutists- Release Restrictive Patterns with Body Mapping The junction between your skull and your spine is actually much higher than most people realize- if you stick your fingers in your ears, you're around the right height of the joint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424443188346-3ZKGFZ4YI4Q31UAHNEEW/bernienojaw-300x225.jpg Blog - Guest Post: Flutists- Release Restrictive Patterns with Body Mapping http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/2/17/anatomy-corner-what-do-the-words-lordosis-and-kyphosis-mean monthly 0.5 2015-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424184589319-U8SN1ZOBG93H29GBXPQS/IMG_2453.JPG Blog - Anatomy Corner: What do the words lordosis and kyphosis mean? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424184247226-Y5H4SPBWR0FY20Z04Q70/spine2-BB.jpg Blog - Anatomy Corner: What do the words lordosis and kyphosis mean? - Natural Curves of the Spine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424184265521-M85XAH388Z8U9Q634JZT/lordosis1.jpg Blog - Anatomy Corner: What do the words lordosis and kyphosis mean? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424184275352-2LBIJR5EGKBB7XI8I7XX/photo+copy.PNG Blog - Anatomy Corner: What do the words lordosis and kyphosis mean? Notice how the two postures on the left are of an excessive kyphosis and the image on the right is excessive lordosis. Image from "Sad Dog, Happy Dog" by Kathleen Porter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424184279956-GSDBRD2BNYHRACDND9H1/1E2MW.jpg Blog - Anatomy Corner: What do the words lordosis and kyphosis mean? Excessive lordosis in a gymnast after finishing a routine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1424184284445-DL2Z3B339QC1F8GQWMZY/Lordosis2.jpg Blog - Anatomy Corner: What do the words lordosis and kyphosis mean? Combination of lordosis with kyphosis- note that the upper body is behind the pelvis, yet the upper body is still slumped forward in kyphosis. Image from Townsville Massage. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/2/11/im-all-about-that-base-standing-better-i-mean monthly 0.5 2015-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1423666937876-VUZOBPPYJ1WBBMGDLJ0N/image-asset.jpeg Blog - I'm All About that Base (Standing Better, I mean) Here I am with both legs turned out. Notice how my spine is asymmetrically slumped and collapsing back? My pelvis is also tucked, but that is less visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1423668328968-YU0ANIPX0GOX4JDFEIXQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - I'm All About that Base (Standing Better, I mean) I know, my pants are terrific. But seriously, here's one foot forward and turned out. See how the left pelvic bone is higher than the right? How can I stack my spine well on top of that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1423667501620-I1JMIIUM7UGY5SBVLE3N/image-asset.jpeg Blog - I'm All About that Base (Standing Better, I mean) Image from Happy Tail, Sad Tail. Notice the rounding of the pelvis and how the sacrum is contacting the ground in sitting? The two on the left are a tucked pelvis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1423668048308-9VOX7WCJ83EKNQKRBFTY/image-asset.jpeg Blog - I'm All About that Base (Standing Better, I mean) Awesome alignment image from Christine Altman of Vital Gaitway. (Brilliant pun, right?) http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/2/6/celebrating-our-one-year-anniversary monthly 0.5 2015-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1423235812487-ZCDBP7ZASDAQE9ZQDXJ9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Celebrating Our One-Year Anniversary! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/2/3/violinists-and-violists-your-chin-rest-is-actually-a-jaw-rest monthly 0.5 2015-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1423017796853-ZR72RMZH8RTBZ6XJ1DSU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Violinists and Violists: Your Chin Rest is Actually a Jaw Rest Using the chin rest as a point of contact with the "Chin" rather than allowing the back of the jawbone to make contact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1423017462453-ICIYRHLCTKGP6UOM91PW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Violinists and Violists: Your Chin Rest is Actually a Jaw Rest Image from Vital Gaitway, courtesy of Christine Altman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1423017234067-G6S9M3WVSLSMLVZ526MT/IMG_2401.JPG.jpeg Blog - Violinists and Violists: Your Chin Rest is Actually a Jaw Rest Notice that the back/side of your jawbone actually contacts the chin rest. The chin is a layperson term which can also lead people to crazy head positions. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/2/1/talking-with-john-beder-about-beta-blockers-and-composed monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1422848070540-2QUFXDPKS7U9YP9G79WL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Talking with John Beder about Beta-Blockers and "Composed" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1422848119475-Q4Y3D5S8KFANNLUAEC50/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Talking with John Beder about Beta-Blockers and "Composed" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1422848201442-XP7HAF08TMZH3L1ZG7XN/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Talking with John Beder about Beta-Blockers and "Composed" http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/1/19/paganini-was-probably-very-hypermobile-amongst-other-things monthly 0.5 2015-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1421681976561-M3ZB6RBJT5652R875HVD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Paganini was Probably Very Hypermobile (Amongst other things) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1421680858515-5BNHHGZMCO0164TG29GQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Paganini was Probably Very Hypermobile (Amongst other things) Manuscript copy of the first Paganini caprice. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/1/14/what-is-a-muscle-knot monthly 0.5 2015-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1421245332060-DM8TAUMAY2AI2F5532VL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is a Muscle Knot? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1421247746013-CL594BXM8ZJ8O3XOGLIK/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is a Muscle Knot? This is Dr. Janet Travell, who was also a white house physician! Image from her website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1421247550040-UES94AECB15TPQ65HOCC/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is a Muscle Knot? Remember this image from last year's fascia post? Fascia is everywhere in the body and is the "body's aqueous knitting fabric" (Jill Miller)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1421247044551-GHOT8PHHCRGSH113BT45/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is a Muscle Knot? Images like this are usually referring to trigger points, or areas of myofascia that radiate sensation and pain to surrounding areas. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/1/12/winter-circulation-woes monthly 0.5 2015-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1421078082706-ZP4KRZRF78NHYNGU7ZBL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Winter Circulation Woes Most of us think of the heart as the sole mover of blood, but what about our muscle movement? Katy Bowman suggests that the heart is not the only mover of oxygenated blood in the body! (Image from Encyclopedia Brittanica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1421077883060-XNUR5G37IJ2RN5OGIV58/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Winter Circulation Woes These are great for extreme weather conditions, auditions, etc., but I do wish they weren't single use only and trash worthy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1421078276739-3GDS86G1WPYMTVOH4INF/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Winter Circulation Woes The combination of coffee, cigarettes, and cold weather can really diminish blood flow! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/1/8/why-get-a-massage monthly 0.5 2015-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1420732516502-A4FABT8NF7EEXJYWCZOU/image-asset.gif Blog - Why You Should Get a Massage This Year These are some of the most common skeletal trigger points, exacerbated by cell phone usage! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1420732671299-YOI35YB93WQJ7AB52DEI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Why You Should Get a Massage This Year Some forms of manual therapy aim to change structural imbalances, asymmetry, etc. This is an image often used in different rolfing and structural integration practices. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2015/1/4/pull-your-cello-case-or-suitecase-better monthly 0.5 2015-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1420430205655-SRE3TBSM50UDGF7ZN3KU/afp20000515p3079-f2.jpg Blog - Pull your Cello Case (or Suitcase) Better This image juxtaposes external shoulder rotation (left) with internal rotation (right). Image from aafp.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1420430617228-HJDZSFOVYU5FBGLTHPCI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Pull your Cello Case (or Suitcase) Better Image of disembodied torso pulling a bag in EXTERNAL ROTATION courtesy of consumer reports. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1420431047990-RTU0CNFLY2LYX8CDDW3Y/image.jpg Blog - Pull your Cello Case (or Suitcase) Better Image of matching suitcase people courtesy of me, following people in the airport. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/12/30/2014-recap-and-looking-ahead-to-2015 monthly 0.5 2014-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1419991825171-JXYGDYIOM2Z0QNX6DSPE/image.jpg Blog - 2014 Recap and Looking Ahead to 2015 I have a problem with filling up journals...some of these are from 15 years ago! Sometimes I write about new year goals, practicing, challenges, sometimes, what movie I saw and what food I ate. Post from January 1998, "I want to get in shape and that will be a challenge." Did I even know what that meant then? Not sure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1419991865357-R4ZFEF23DDGY0ZF08109/image.jpg Blog - 2014 Recap and Looking Ahead to 2015 Here's a picture of my mostly blind dog, just because. She had eye surgery this summer and with care, we've been able to transition off of all of her glaucoma meds and most of her antibiotics. She still likes short walks and daily carrots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1419991925482-9DZNJ1X7KKKXOMSCQOYV/image.jpg Blog - 2014 Recap and Looking Ahead to 2015 One of my goals for 2014 was to expand my understanding of embodied anatomy, and start to share my knowledge/learning process with people. I also wanted to try crossfit (check) and keep running a few 5ks (check). Anatomy is a HUGE subject, and I 've barely scraped the surface, but I've learned a lot and I'm excited to learn more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1419992029277-ZW2MURW08Y3LB6Z30LIL/image.jpg Blog - 2014 Recap and Looking Ahead to 2015 In addition to walking daily, self-massage with squishy rubber balls has helped SO much with shoulder, back, neck, and hip pain, either from music-ing or just life in general. I live with less pain and more mobility than ever before. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/12/28/top-ten-things-i-read-and-listened-to-in-2014 monthly 0.5 2014-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1419870071793-Y2WBG8ES1S5SMMWY2YRD/image.jpg Blog - Top Ten Things I read (and listened to) in 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1419869946731-VFYR2OAFKPQUVAS9RJWA/image.jpg Blog - Top Ten Things I read (and listened to) in 2014   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1419869966428-YNMTRZJKV627XLRUPHIS/image.jpg Blog - Top Ten Things I read (and listened to) in 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1419870164162-O3DQB8NN97003PJJXCFT/image.jpg Blog - Top Ten Things I read (and listened to) in 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1419869977089-Y34L61J80NAKN1X9ZH1P/image.jpg Blog - Top Ten Things I read (and listened to) in 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1419870246604-XWGSO8F136NHUN48VGME/image.jpg Blog - Top Ten Things I read (and listened to) in 2014 Image from the Trail Guide to Movement. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/12/17/8-tips-to-stay-sane-for-the-holidays monthly 0.5 2014-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1418827689282-P3OW0BO44WTOONNATWQK/m1.jpg Blog - 8 Tips to Stay Sane For the Holidays http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/12/14/your-phone-is-trying-to-kill-you-or-at-least-prevent-you-from-ever-practicing monthly 0.5 2014-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1418610889008-VPZUKENFV9SF3K1TO1LN/IMG_2072.JPG Blog - Your Phone is Trying To Kill You (or at least prevent you from ever practicing) I don't remember where I saw this, but it makes me laugh. I am guilty of being obsessed with the phone like everyone else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1418610338820-P52RJE0UEOAB8RGCFQO3/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Your Phone is Trying To Kill You (or at least prevent you from ever practicing) Smartphones invite us to slouch our spines and bring our heads forward to look down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1418610184476-7U2V383OD2SR2M8RX7PU/MidLowTrap-Pain.gif Blog - Your Phone is Trying To Kill You (or at least prevent you from ever practicing) See how this person is lifting his shoulder to talk on the phone? It can be super painful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1418610969633-Q0YQEYQFCZH6Q7SR4JKE/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Your Phone is Trying To Kill You (or at least prevent you from ever practicing) http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/12/11/my-story-or-how-this-blog-came-to-be monthly 0.5 2014-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1418310269246-YE944DEQLFRZDYJZS2DZ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - My Story, Or How This Blog Came to Be https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1418308398660-HZZ0Y5ATTWXIZULP6UPP/image-asset.png Blog - My Story, Or How This Blog Came to Be I started college with a bowhold like the one on the left. You can get away with strange bowholds on the violin, but with viola, you often end up forcing the sound in ways that are not great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1418309143221-0A3T5MC3WF0KQF6HKQWR/image-asset.jpeg Blog - My Story, Or How This Blog Came to Be My pain was in the base of the palm at the conjunction of all of the flexor tendons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1418310746040-RD0LC5B8YU64HTXEP3M7/image-asset.jpeg Blog - My Story, Or How This Blog Came to Be Bones are awesome. Isn't it amazing that your hands can make music and write and type? I think anatomy doesn't have to be boring but can be a way to connect with yourself in a profound way. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/12/9/give-your-ears-a-rest-and-433 monthly 0.5 2014-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1418140656585-HG8AIW2WXQPINBLVTOOO/image-asset.png Blog - Give Your Ears A Rest and "4:33" http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/12/4/your-spine-is-not-a-column-so-stop-sitting-up-straight monthly 0.5 2017-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1417703325809-WOEVYT0NIJXIFINZ4UWL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Your Spine Is Not A Column, So Stop Sitting Up Straight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1417703716946-XF2UO8AH3O5QWVUTVE6J/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Your Spine Is Not A Column, So Stop Sitting Up Straight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1417703974498-HBH4GB51FIOL2TTRDPDQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Your Spine Is Not A Column, So Stop Sitting Up Straight! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/12/1/your-overtaxed-eyes monthly 0.5 2014-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1417449714689-XIV9ZB8PFVYFE0KOVO43/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Your Overtaxed Eyes and What to do About Them As a side point, I am a fortunate person in that I have perfect vision. My dog, however, has cataracts and has dealt with glaucoma, so I've had a crash course in canine opthalmology courtesy of her treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1417450727025-ZZ9QF98ZVY4WBPM4PMVM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Your Overtaxed Eyes and What to do About Them If you're always engaging with sheet music from one side of the stand (AKA. sitting inside or outside) your vision will also change. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/11/28/giveaway-announcement monthly 0.5 2014-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1417189893614-REX678RIR0HNQGEU6UZW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Giveaway Announcement! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1417190023259-4NO7R55OLOA6ZDNDTO4P/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Giveaway Announcement! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/11/23/still-in-pain-ditch-the-heels-and-the-purse monthly 0.5 2014-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1416755723127-9RPB0AHA05FIO601INPT/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Still in Pain? Ditch the Heels and the Purse For most people, it's not the style of purse that's the problem, it's how much it weighs and how you carry it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1416755951038-VJFBD9AGR3HNIQRKS5GM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Still in Pain? Ditch the Heels and the Purse How high heels force a compensation pattern in the body- letter C is the control, and A,B, and D, are a few of the different ways your tissues might adapt. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/11/12/the-violinviola-hickey-mark-of-greatness-or-neck-callus monthly 0.5 2014-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1415846329746-C0Q85C64EG3GW5GDZRD4/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Violin/Viola Hickey: Mark of Greatness or Neck Callus? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1415844856540-WZEWLGX3QAHLH8FYY05T/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Violin/Viola Hickey: Mark of Greatness or Neck Callus? Great picture from Allthingsstrings.com demonstrating a few of the different places where the hickey can manifest, depending on your skin and setup. Some folks just have irritation at the top arrow, others only along the collarbone. It depends on your shoulder rest, chin rest, skin, and setup, for starters, as well as the weather, how much you sweat when you play, and how often you clean the chinrest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1415846517763-I82EMWJF78AKX97X6JKK/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Violin/Viola Hickey: Mark of Greatness or Neck Callus? I used a stradpad for many years, although I eventually disliked the sonic dampening effect it had on my instrument. For some people, it's not a bother. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/11/11/adventures-in-the-respiratory-diaphragm monthly 0.5 2014-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1415717877867-3YB4TJRMP47MACBIM9BT/image-asset.gif Blog - Adventures in the Respiratory Diaphragm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1415719258310-CKL8RSONP2CCQBHE825Y/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Adventures in the Respiratory Diaphragm In this extreme example of postural decline (and a dowagers hump), you can see how breathing mechanics would be completely distorted because of postural misalignment. There's no way for the ribs to expand or the diaphragm to move much! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/11/6/your-core-is-not-your-six-pack-and-other-lies-magazines-told-you monthly 0.5 2019-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1415315883859-7F5I8HVS4XF4VI6HA7M7/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Your Core is Not Just Your Six Pack Images like this make folks believe that core is just abdominals! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1415316187241-OUFD0V2JLIMF539OY8UB/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Your Core is Not Just Your Six Pack Most publications favor the front of the body when discussing core or abs, like this first image here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1415316506679-VBF2EETMX1AAUKI4NTLH/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Your Core is Not Just Your Six Pack http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/11/2/ditch-the-spanx-keep-your-viscera-where-they-belong monthly 0.5 2014-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1414955793638-TJWWR0XL1XBQ2Q7JVG9Y/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Ditch the Spanx, Keep Your Viscera Where They Belong "Live the Dream," pssh...I'd rather breathe better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1414955927394-7662401SVX5ZJH3ILIZ5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Ditch the Spanx, Keep Your Viscera Where They Belong Sara Blakely, owner of Spanx, rocking the garments and the heels. I feel pity for her innards. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/10/18/blogroll-what-im-reading-on-the-internet monthly 0.5 2014-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1413650505886-9D6KH3E38TEWH53SYHC1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Blogroll: What I'm Reading on the Internet http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/10/14/so-how-much-do-you-actually-sit monthly 0.5 2014-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1413341102571-75WXWIJ8XVWSA4E278I9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - So How Much Do You Actually Sit? Few of us sit with this awareness of alignment... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1413340939139-RGLS2DDV9S82BFLYFLOK/image-asset.jpeg Blog - So How Much Do You Actually Sit? If you're a cellist, harpist, pianist, or another instrumentalist that sits while playing, you're logging a lot of repetitive time in sitting! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/9/13/the-stigma-of-beta-blockers monthly 0.5 2014-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410962262877-YDMTJCFH05ESFATCNCRZ/_65109181_beta_blocker_pills-spl-2.jpg Blog - A Culture of Audition Perfection and the Stigma of Beta-blockers I am neither for nor against beta-blockers. I just think our culture of perfection is affecting musicians profoundly, and causing a new level of performance anxiety. Choosing to take beta-blockers should be done with an awareness of side affects and contraindications, as well as an awareness that it will only affect physiological symptoms, and do little to change your mental state of performance or auditioning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410962200416-PCF1G5A71VM4NTY6J2CC/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A Culture of Audition Perfection and the Stigma of Beta-blockers Although most of us play behind a screen, there's definitely a sense of people with clipboards judging every move we make... http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/9/9/what-is-pain monthly 0.5 2014-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410787883019-BLCB6Q4Q9LP9OHAKWO6C/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is Pain? Missed last spring's post on demystifying pain? Read on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410788430899-4PUFIQMGI3NXFAAYUQ9T/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is Pain? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/9/11/what-is-body-mapping monthly 0.5 2014-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410448870029-LB9HYDFEKAOK3OROX1LA/image-asset.png Blog - What is Body Mapping? Last month, we talked about multiple intelligences, including kinesthetic intelligence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410448216323-WG49LD1V4L1HVLML487K/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is Body Mapping? I've seen many books about body mapping for musicians- but what exactly is body mapping? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410449043522-KQ09J3IA83VJEN5NGNJ4/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What is Body Mapping? Body awareness also affects body image. Many psychiatric programs use elements of body mapping to address image after illness, disease, trauma, etc. If you've ever had a performance injury, you know that your sense of self takes a toll. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/9/7/the-importance-of-de-stressing-de-caffeinating-and-resting monthly 0.5 2014-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410142474446-XADOTUCG0EAVTAHUBRX6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Importance of De-stressing, De-caffeinating, and Resting How many musicians do you know that drink a teensy bit too much caffeine in an effort to just do more? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1410141626726-9HGO4KFE6TXNGZQN1IE1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Importance of De-stressing, De-caffeinating, and Resting Simple drawing of Alexander Technique's Constructive Rest position. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/9/3/what-does-a-beta-blocker-do monthly 0.5 2014-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1409801461852-PAKXMXB024CVK77AZ265/image-asset.jpeg Blog - What does a Beta-Blocker Do? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1409801539360-DC2LFGB2ZWO9CAVGI3V0/image-asset.gif Blog - What does a Beta-Blocker Do? This is one of the most common BB's: propranolol. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/8/29/stop-looking-down monthly 0.5 2014-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1409348268705-7QF0WXG908UE2CGRZXAU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Stop looking down! EVERYONE looks down to use their phones. The catch is that we stop looking up, around, side to side, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1409347954117-CW8N0JN6ZVXQXDRXY1VR/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Stop looking down! Great infographic from Jennifer Cluff. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/8/19/how-my-meditation-practice-has-affected-my-life-and-music-making monthly 0.5 2014-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1408506099563-M6CXYX365W8BX5H5PSM6/sidhartha.jpg Blog - Talking About Meditation with Aline Benoit Editor's Note: I also read this book in high school, which details the story of the Buddha, and it was definitely a life-changing read! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1408506590446-I22P34PCIE1116DI9WAK/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Talking About Meditation with Aline Benoit Editor's note: This is a piece of calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh. Can you take a moment, reading this on your phone or computer to notice the quality of your breath and how you feel in this moment? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1408506226822-UBKK5JEVAJ9Z3IM8FWKD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Talking About Meditation with Aline Benoit http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/8/19/the-importance-of-de-stressing monthly 0.5 2014-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1408505851597-M8NPQWKS9LMPZG6BSVKO/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Stage Fright, Your Sneaky Hypothalamus...And Breathing We've all seen the posters and images that say "just breathe" and whatnot, but there is a touch of truth to that. Connecting to the quality of your breath is a great way to get control of your autonomic nervous system, which ultimately works independently. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/8/18/nervous-system-101 monthly 0.5 2014-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1408415801376-DXYZEN04B8PC44C3B404/image.jpg Blog - Nervous System 101 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1408415920834-BGHNAR237UOBRFHE2EF3/image.jpg Blog - Nervous System 101 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/8/5/snap-crack-pop-whats-up-with-my-joints monthly 0.5 2014-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407290665246-UPAD4Y2B9G1C48I5DX44/kelloggs_maud.jpg Blog - Snap-Crackle-Pop! What's Up with My Joints? If this the sound of your cereal or your joints? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407290346974-M9TQO93CH9E6VSAZIH7F/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Snap-Crackle-Pop! What's Up with My Joints? Notice the synovial cavity is filled with fluid! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407290308265-8S0BKKHR2B0KQC8R4OJ5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Snap-Crackle-Pop! What's Up with My Joints? Circumduction: circular movement! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/8/4/if-you-stretch-a-muscle-you-lengthen-it-right-wrong monthly 0.5 2014-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407165462061-HG6MHOTZ50RWPYXFYOTF/kino-macgregor-2.jpg Blog - If You Stretch A Muscle, You Lengthen It, Right? Wrong! Kino MacGregor has both feet behind her head. Ouch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1407165972340-5SGJ1SDXG80W2VTM78NV/image-asset.jpeg Blog - If You Stretch A Muscle, You Lengthen It, Right? Wrong! Please don't stretch your hammies this way. It's terrible for your back and spinal discs! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/7/30/resources-for-the-mamas-to-be-and-new-mamas monthly 0.5 2014-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406735978608-K459I1F7SQRKJ4YXRY46/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Resources For the Mamas to be, and New Mamas Image courtesy of: http://www.beyondbasicsphysicaltherapy.com/pelvic-floor-anatomy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406735655098-ZAA84U96TAT4ZOQFX82G/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Resources For the Mamas to be, and New Mamas Image courtesy of MUTU and Wendy Powell. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/7/29/one-last-hypermobility-chat-the-knees monthly 0.5 2014-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406652261233-GG4O49XBL9NQ10GLJBCU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - One Last Hypermobility Chat: The Knees Picture is referenced in KatySays.com, amongst many other blogs as well. Can you see the woman's knee position on the right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406652357028-7219HRCVLKGJ978B04D2/image-asset.gif Blog - One Last Hypermobility Chat: The Knees So this gender neutral character has slightly hyperextended knees, which then forces an exaggerated curve of the spine, and the belly is forward. This can be in combination with soft tissue issues as we see on the right, but hyperextending the knees is definitely part of the problem here. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/7/23/hypermobility-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-relevant monthly 0.5 2019-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406134921039-DLYODYVF18AOEKCWYSFJ/9-Hyper-extended-Knee.jpg Blog - Hypermobility- What is it? Part 1 Picture courtesy of CoreWalking- can you see how the left leg moves beyond perpendicular? The ligaments aren't telling the body when to stop moving backwards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406135011176-YMADEGUEZUMM62VCOWD4/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Hypermobility- What is it? Part 1 This pose comes from Bikram yoga, which is taught in a very hot space, which can also affect tissue elasticity. Notice how the standing leg (the right one) is SUPER hyperextended and the elbows are as well. In many traditions of movement, going to end range is a way of making a pose or movement prettier, but may not have anything to do with the abilities of the practitioner to control or have strength in that range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406138514031-H8DTBE43UYPAR0ZB97M9/audrey-hypermobile-joints.png Blog - Hypermobility- What is it? Part 1 Here's an image from 80gladstone demonstrating hypermobile elbows. When a student hyperextends the elbows perpetually, I wonder if they’re aware they’re doing it, if they have the strength in their arms and shoulders to support their weight, and if it’s possible to focus on strength in their arms and elbows to create strength in all ranges of motion.. This is a problem in music, because we need muscles to support weight and help articulate keys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1406135181258-1WF8PXGFFFM1X07BGTJU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Hypermobility- What is it? Part 1 Ouch! I definitely wouldn't want to load this joint in this position! Yes, the right thumb is in the right "position" to hold the clarinet in terms of the thumb ledge, but it's not in a great position to hold any weight! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/7/18/greet-life-with-your-non-dominant-hand monthly 0.5 2014-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405747546166-77SP0NMS1LIN43FCUCFS/image.jpg Blog - Greet Life With Your Non-Dominant Hand! This is really how my slight ambidexterity plays out. I have the handwriting of a 9 year old with my right hand, for whatever reason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405748196909-NYYR2KFP8GS5J4KJMZCV/image.jpg Blog - Greet Life With Your Non-Dominant Hand! I've been trying the left handed mouse for my writing lately, and it's fun and slightly discomfiting. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/7/15/car-seats-through-history-or-how-did-we-end-up-so-slouched monthly 0.5 2014-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405472144868-8AWC69YR5ZJEL5YWVF84/1903-Ford-Runabout.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - 1904 Ford Notice how much leg room there is and how high the seat is. There is still a slight slope front to back, but there's a lot of room to sit upright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405472105899-YQD6WT4KAU1HQ849WIZ6/1920-Ford-Roadster.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - 1920 Ford Still lots of legroom and not seat not too sloped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405471848826-0A79Y33UKUUKVVYQU8GJ/1921-model-t-seats.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - 1921 Bench Seat This is a 1921 Model T bench seat, which is getting lower, but doesn't have the front bit higher than the back bit yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405472310612-8RSJE9SJE90WF5W2DXX7/1932-Ford-Cabriolet.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - 1930's Ford Coupe Notice that the style of cars has changed, the car is lower to the ground, with the driver peeking above the window. This is partially what's led to our slouched car position. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405472383632-3KCT5YTWACHQWSEHOU0G/32-Ford-Model-18-Deluxe-DV-09-RMA-i01.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? 1930's interior-not too sloped back yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405472044244-6VAQ8UHGYKCNTZ1AYVDS/1940-1949-ford-trucks-23.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - Ford truck 1940's Humans have been riding in cars with their heads forward and spines rounded for a long time!   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405472449748-4AVETBGOUDALJ9TKDEPE/BlueWhiteFairlane.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - Ford Fairlane, ca. 1950's The lower the car, the more likely you are to have your knees above your hips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405473391641-UJ91JSDPYBX3D1FEK37T/4138148275_fd83cd1681_z.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - A happy family The front seat couple are modeling fairly decent posture, but our back seat folks (sans child's seat) aren't doing so well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405472472813-T4677OXD0H9T112FJXNU/8278671967_ddb579bb75_z.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - Ford Interior, ca 1950's Notice that the bench seat now slopes back! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405472516647-4MANHYV8VMPZO8SZ8ZBP/1960_Ford_Galaxie_Sunliner.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - Ford 1960's Low cars have no room for your legs, except in front of you. To make room for your legs, the seat has to be angled knees above hips, otherwise, it's pretty awkward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405472687517-X34PYUKAMGI1GFYW5W9O/1971_ford_torino-pic-22865.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - Ford Torino, 1970 Low car, no leg room! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405472692463-P347PJQCJB3I2AMLIX2M/1204phr-03%2B1970-ford-torino%2Binterior.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - Ford Torino Interior These are souped up seats for the Torino-you can see that these are basically like a kid's car seat, but for grown ups. You pelvis is tucked, and the seats are so sloped you probably couldn't sit well if you tried! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405472864792-IJC9BH8IRBN9H9HSOPAT/1st_Ford_Taurus_wagon_--_04-11-2012_rear_2.JPG Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - 1980's Ford Taurus I just threw this in for fun. We had this growing up, and boy was it ugly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405473449164-23YDP77Q613IZAGBH6O9/f150-truck-seat-covers.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - 1990's Ford Truck You can almost image the passengers' heads hanging forward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405473453643-Z9VX0F165L4H9QMIGCGX/images.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? Definitely the most comfortable of the bunch, I'd say. You could almost sit upright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405473573320-MIAFQD22O2L5PGTR2HTG/9803FordRangerXCabTruckBucketsFrontDualLumbarCutouts.image.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? - Ford Ranger, ca 2000 Here's the classic bucket seat, in all of its glory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405473891079-RXQDUAYN41QN4LAH9OYC/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? Starting position for the Pilates Roll Up/Roll Down. Notice the neutral spine. (www.mypilatesstyle.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405473989816-23K0BQ9O31INSGX083LQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? This picture (quepolandia.com) shows a fairly well aligned spine in the yoga pose of boat. His head and neck look a teensy bit off, but that could be the lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405474413214-M4X3CUJF3159KNL3NBQW/WhatComfort.jpg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? 1948 Washington Post (I think) advertisement for "Comforts" of reclining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405474533636-J6TPQG96R41G3N4TJ8GP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Car Seats Through History, or How Did We End Up So Slouched? 1972 La-z-boy ad. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/7/10/how-do-you-sit-when-you-drive monthly 0.5 2014-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405008159839-F0D9TQ4J2T01BDN724EW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How Do You Sit When You Drive? Here are some classic car position stereotypes, although I don't know what country has the stick shift on the left. This is what happens when you search for poor driving posture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405008278649-DRMOFC1F35XJPUQXNEIL/po_drive.gif Blog - How Do You Sit When You Drive? What about this pairing? Do either of these look remotely like a good idea? The one on the right is supposed "healthy" but it looks pretty grim to me. Any time your hips are much lower than your knees, it's difficult to sit comfortably for any length of time. I do often see the position on the left though, so take note, that's definitely a bad habit to wean off of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1405008576712-F3XME0LR4MHAPC56AA6A/car_comfort_combo_233_jpg1.jpg Blog - How Do You Sit When You Drive? We can all agree that the super rounded spine is not great while driving, but this option on the right may be one of the better options, assuming that your seats aren't sportscar low. The image on the right includes some sort of cushion under the sitting bones, and a lumbar support behind the mid-back. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/7/8/summer-and-life-musician-survival-guide monthly 0.5 2014-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1404918559184-U04FRIZ2FE8720I3O6Z8/DSC_0517_4.JPG Blog - Summer Festival (and general life) Survival Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1404918680091-FOVBIYKLH4KH83XENG45/image-asset.gif Blog - Summer Festival (and general life) Survival Guide dB Danger Zone chart! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/7/7/human-body-mythbusters-musicians-edition monthly 0.5 2014-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1404795525196-QHBRAGHMDEFOMJG8RZVS/FDA_MuscleDiagram_WEB.jpg Blog - Human Body Mythbusters: Musicians' Edition A lovely small image from Gray's Anatomy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1404794403847-T4OFJ6U21BG2XHOSJXLM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Human Body Mythbusters: Musicians' Edition Image courtesy of radiologyinfo.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1404794874090-EA68M36XCWJHNM3931O9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Human Body Mythbusters: Musicians' Edition Amazing and interesting! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/27/teaching-to-multiple-intelligences-in-the-music-lesson monthly 0.5 2014-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403888755066-OJMNCMASP4H3TPXILDHD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Teaching To Multiple Intelligences in the Music Lesson One of the early covers of "Frames of Mind." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403890315767-LL8H95PYKP8NXRYW7LSS/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Teaching To Multiple Intelligences in the Music Lesson Believe it or not, this is a drawing I did, circa 1992 (age of 6 here, folks). I remember going to see the Nutcracker and then being asked to draw pictures of what I saw. Children often love to draw characters from performances, songs, shows, etc., so invite them to draw things related to what you're working on! Draw Mozart! Draw a violin! This is both a spatial intelligence project and can be a verbal/linguistic, if you ask them to write and respond as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403890621835-ORMGM8MCI7TQHD0PP3EY/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Teaching To Multiple Intelligences in the Music Lesson Image from George Crumb's "Makrokosmos" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403889199412-TLCCCGK4G360PXCQZNBZ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Teaching To Multiple Intelligences in the Music Lesson Bodily-Kinesthetic learning can take place in dance classes, sports, kids' yoga...lots of different places! Supporting children in understanding their bodies can help them play their instrument, as well as create a lifetime of healthy habits. Photo from my kids' class from last week, courtesy of Michelle Garduno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403891036330-JF05W6G6V6URCJRUTREF/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Teaching To Multiple Intelligences in the Music Lesson Here I am in Wyoming with a girl and her mom, who have to move together, and I respond sonically to their movements. Think of it as bodily-conducting. It's fun, it's kinesthetic, it involves group participation, and it's goofy. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/23/move-more-sit-less monthly 0.5 2014-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403711001887-TNAAQ53JTHFWQIUBGD59/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Move More, Sit Less Image and article from the August 2013 issue of Runner's World. I don't necessarily know if sitting is the new smoking (I think high heels win for that title), but we could definitely do with sitting less often. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403542495123-3AYEQ3MP00SJRSIH47NG/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Move More, Sit Less Sitting looks pretty scary, eh? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/1/working-with-children-on-sitting monthly 0.5 2014-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402007516783-ENZD9QP5WY84AA2I513L/image.jpg Blog - Working with Children On Sitting See the naturally upright child on the left? What about the slumpy one on the right? Photo from "Happy dog, Sad dog." Happy Dog= natural spinal curves Sad Dog= tucked pelvis, C cruve in spine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403277413695-IIU5MO046L0FARPR8WUE/photo.PNG Blog - Working with Children On Sitting Notice how strollers affect kids' alignment from a young age? Photo from "Happy Dog, Sad Dog." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403277450807-JJ6EWUY93DBUSCJV79QH/photo+copy.PNG Blog - Working with Children On Sitting Sad Dog vs. Over Corrected: We mostly see the collapsed spine in children, and that's the #1 thing we want to prevent as educators, especially with instruments that require sitting such as piano and cello. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403277748250-U5E68J5SKA9QMTEHU5W5/SCH062MS-1w.jpg Blog - Working with Children On Sitting As a 5' 7" teenager, I remember HATING these chairs because they were way too low. Imagine if you have a high school orchestra or band student who is 6 feet tall or more? No wonder they can't sit comfortably! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1403276809719-76DDH58TKTADELFDCA5T/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Working with Children On Sitting Ever sat or tried to play in these guys? Super uncomfortable as an adult, and not much better when you were a kid. You either fall into the back divot, or you're too short and your feet don't touch the ground. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/11/for-the-musician-cyclists monthly 0.5 2014-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402523700565-GP36EPS5D4HHF4PJGLLU/image.jpg Blog - For the Musician Cyclists This drawing from Carson Ellis (book is Wildwood) gives an idea of how we round our spines when we bike, especially if we have a road bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402523703159-Z52OKD0OCI9IPZAMMV59/image.jpg Blog - For the Musician Cyclists This guy on the right is what I'm talking about. Not looking great, especially with that wacky head position. But, you can see how it's easy to bring that posture back from the bike and into the practice room, car, desk, or wherever. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/1/tmj-disorder-and-jaw-pain monthly 0.5 2014-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402369925343-O3MTTK0P4VC7QD3OQ2R2/250px-Gray309.png Blog - TMJ disorder and Jaw Pain TMJ: Temporal bone to mandible http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/10/neck-gnarl-sleeping-and-other-stories monthly 0.5 2014-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402429084075-DIXSIPW53J6TBKD3MQIE/image-asset.gif Blog - Neck Gnarl, Sleeping, and Other Stories Just in case you're a little fuzzy on all the anatomy talk here, here's a quick view! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/8/sternocleidomastoid-muscle-or-undiscovered-dinosaur monthly 0.5 2014-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402266415883-JT7KQUVOYJGYL7Y10HEW/image-asset.png Blog - Sternocleidomastoid- Muscle or Undiscovered Dinosaur? You can actually find this on yourself pretty easily, if you turn your head and look in the mirror. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402266713575-75YBGEA1R9MY9DB0TZU1/joshua-bell.jpg Blog - Sternocleidomastoid- Muscle or Undiscovered Dinosaur? He does look pretty relaxed-I'll give him that. But sustaining this position for hours a day could be tough. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/3/head-forward monthly 0.5 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402085892578-1D67OKFNWJ3ZZJS43VCA/image.jpg Blog - The Pain in Your Neck Photo from Erik Dalton, PhD! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402086422627-ETVQ9SP4P2WLMX2282HW/image.jpg Blog - The Pain in Your Neck This is a simple fav for the SternoCleido Mastoid (more on that another day) and general neck mobility.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1402086955679-SHCUXR7QIKUVWFAOVREK/image.jpg Blog - The Pain in Your Neck Not just head forward, but whole body slump. Ouch! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/6/1/rolling-it-out monthly 0.5 2014-06-11 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/26/blame-it-on-the-mirror-neurons monthly 0.5 2014-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1401132016321-S47JMEZN065C667GUXBQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Blame it on the Mirror Neurons http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/19/back-attack monthly 0.5 2014-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1400513100971-T5NBAF7474I5YKN463FS/image.jpg Blog - Back Attack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1400511492324-EQRMIAC88BQRUUOZRPDQ/image.jpg Blog - Back Attack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1400511698309-2Z1643C1I6WC0JFZCTIP/image.jpg Blog - Back Attack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1400512469172-JLEA0501YZNH4O0M4HBS/image.jpg Blog - Back Attack http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/17/by-the-numbers monthly 0.5 2014-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1400356578498-0WPAF4M2CF1H2WR448ZR/image.jpg Blog - By the Numbers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1400356759306-WNY8WIPXFQO2VRCF9B17/image.jpg Blog - By the Numbers http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/4/theres-nothing-wrong-with-you-working-with-injury-shaming-in-music monthly 0.5 2014-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1399332260717-EMZHT1HISHXSADKAQVIX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - There's Nothing Wrong with You- Working with Injury-Shaming in Music https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1399332357047-A1GU61ZGKCVWL6HNQQR0/image-asset.jpeg Blog - There's Nothing Wrong with You- Working with Injury-Shaming in Music http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/12/demystifying-pain monthly 0.5 2014-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1399935222659-5H9KQHY58JYXQNPZBF51/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Demystifying Pain Which came first, the pain or the pattern? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1399935391389-VCE439FTACXQZKVIEY69/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Demystifying Pain Asclepius, greek god of medicine, demonstrating a not-ideal movement pattern for long term spine health...the slouch! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/1/j18scgx0aopxawfxx3brimz82wwtax monthly 0.5 2014-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1399131279270-KM7SB94N9OJCCKV1M5TE/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1399222023648-JQLSX32101OD8Y601IPD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398974484713-UA5CCS8JJ5DY7QVPO7RE/IMG_1315.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Violin Stance! This should look familiar-both hips externally rotated, left foot in front of right. I don't remember who the sculpture is of, but it might be James Joyce. (Don't quote me on that). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398974542222-WCGLBXZBTXE1GT288DKF/IMG_1323.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Noble Stance Seen in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, we have the contrapposto stance again, though with a bit of pomp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969305442-TUAPOWO51CV1RX1ZGS19/IMG_1325.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - More Asymmetry Nobility and contrapposto at its finest! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969025354-2ESUJA6HLBS50JOW1MNQ/IMG_1332.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Leaning James Joyce, leaning on a cane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398974243922-ZB1PN5HIPQG4YCW2TV6U/IMG_1400.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Turn Out John Wesley turning out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969331281-DIKWZTMDDMDHBU13A1YC/IMG_1414.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Super Side Slump Look at this side slump!   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969052848-OEI1GUJIW9D2N0ZNLACU/IMG_1266.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? Even Adam and Eve aren't immune to lifting one hip and turning out their feet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969059759-RJNGT4AURMM6USABY6UE/IMG_1272.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Eastern Portrayals It seems that Eastern sculpture has more traditional "neutral" position. Feet often face forward, but here we have lateral flexion, or something approaching an S curve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969068434-TWFJ2TGV8ZBMWEJ2YKIT/IMG_1274.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Serious neutral! (With internal shoulder rotation) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969078572-0639QDB348NF01TJA28T/IMG_1269.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Indian Sculpture Neutral again!   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969092582-CE7LUV9B5DB1R23CT6CY/IMG_1267.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Contrapposto again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969100872-L04OHZ5VUQHQ17T6OGC9/IMG_1271.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Neutral! Ganesh standing upright in a good "tadasana." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969118480-TXYKTUT4H74WFI9HGDC9/IMG_1270.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? Neutral! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969124991-18LEB9GBVEO2URE8NBC1/IMG_1280.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? These ancient sculptures depict neutral stance once again-these are Chinese, circa 500 BCE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398969131949-DCJBVZNUVS2J4WUVSUOX/IMG_1273.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Feet forward Hips to one side! I would call this an S-curve, though I'm definitely not an art history specialist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1399222443650-51M8PRXS7AWLWNOQPOHB/menkaure.jpg Blog - Does Art Imitate Life Or Does Life Imitate Art? - Egyptian Statue Just to keep it interesting, notice how this portrayal of Egyptian royalty features upright stance and symmetrical hips, despite being mid-step. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/5/4/anatomy-of-a-callus monthly 0.5 2017-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1399229305551-PLRPAQUO875SD7MC8DYT/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Anatomy of a callus Image courtesy of wiseGeek.com http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/30/music-and-yoga-an-interview-with-franois-raoult monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398874584086-GL4Q9KM5EWUHFH68MALD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Music and Yoga: An Interview with François Raoult https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398874605540-V5MWKOZ2M1LUH6HYL657/yoga_francois-5265b-wlr1.jpg Blog - Music and Yoga: An Interview with François Raoult Photography courtesy of Open Sky Yoga and François Raoult. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/10/i-turn-out-my-feet-so-now-what monthly 0.5 2014-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397147007091-OD6TNHBQ6GLJGY8RYBN4/image-asset.jpeg Blog - I Turn Out My Feet-So Now What? If I don't think about how I stand, this is what happens. My right leg is basically pointing forward and my left leg/foot turns out. You can also see that one's toes don't necessarily point forward-they may deviate to the side, so "toes point forward" is not the most accurate of cues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397147160544-MJFH0H4VG6K0WGFD5ZOB/image-asset.jpeg Blog - I Turn Out My Feet-So Now What? Getting better-now my "toes point forward", but if I look at my knees and hips, they're turning out slightly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397147222249-UUL4DWKS2UZHS67MMZID/image-asset.jpeg Blog - I Turn Out My Feet-So Now What? Here, my heels separate slightly from the book, the front and insides of my feet contact the book, and the outsides of my feet are pretty close to parallel. This is my optimal stance. (I also could use a pedicure.) Can you see how my left big toe deviates slightly to the left? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/10/working-with-children-and-students-on-standing monthly 0.5 2014-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397157170338-TZ9SCS0CSZK6CZL7NVAK/IMG_1212.jpg Blog - Working with Children and Students on Standing Better-From the Feet Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397157307947-W3V7ZUVYJ8GAWJHD4088/IMG_1209.jpg Blog - Working with Children and Students on Standing Better-From the Feet Up With the dinosaurs, you can see that my feet point forward, but the risk is that one foot will creep ahead of the other. With little kids, this is not a big deal, since they are fidgety, but it is a good basic border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397157406510-6UT235N0YIKM0A812K20/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Working with Children and Students on Standing Better-From the Feet Up The Classic texting "Shlump" that can be seen in teenagers (and most people walking down the street). My spine is rounding and my head is forward and I will probably run into something. Don't believe me? Look at this video below!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397158672449-DGTWB71D9M7R25SITIZI/image-asset.gif Blog - Working with Children and Students on Standing Better-From the Feet Up Remember this comic from a few weeks ago?? See how curved the spine is? While I can't claim it's due to feet, I do see it in students, teenagers, and people at large, and beginning to notice it in the people around you is the first step. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/20/on-air-travel monthly 0.5 2014-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1398096863283-B041HUYJPDCS4M5UXGQ2/image.jpg Blog - Travel Tips http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/7/turn-out-turn-coat monthly 0.5 2014-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396901856235-VZXS2IXQ0T26F2O8XAVE/image-asset.png Blog - Turn-out Turn Coat http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/8/help-my-ankles-are-weak monthly 0.5 2014-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397186718692-9U13I8FOVZ7UVLW9SO3G/images.jpg Blog - Help! My ankles are weak! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397186840504-ELO72KHK63XEZ3KMU25S/womens_vibram_five_finger_bikila_pink.jpg Blog - Help! My ankles are weak! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/11/highlights-of-the-last-two-months monthly 0.5 2014-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397243662007-UNSVVEBQXNJBMHRDCGF1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Highlights of the Last Two Months https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397243582652-DKAJ6N3MXRH0SN6ZF4VX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Highlights of the Last Two Months Look at the postural change from adding heels! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/9/how-stance-affects-posture monthly 0.5 2014-04-10 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/9/a-double-whammy-the-heeled-flip-flop monthly 0.5 2014-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397144710621-OHIS63V42U8FHUV8WMGH/2214094-p-MULTIVIEW.jpg Blog - A Double Whammy- the Heeled Flip Flop - The 90's are back From the website: "These retro style platforms are the perfect way to say “Let Summer Begin!” A colorful stripe patterned and a comfortable fit-to-foot form will get you to wear these shoes all season." Fit to foot? Maybe if you're a Barbie doll and have no ankle mobility... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397084803457-PW2GA40XSGHLPGJR9SN5/%24T2eC16J%2C%21%290E9s37FbPbBRkTzeGN%28w%7E%7E60_35.JPG Blog - A Double Whammy- the Heeled Flip Flop - Ouch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397084801020-H9Y4GB8LNB74GYFQR9K3/IMG_1199.jpg Blog - A Double Whammy- the Heeled Flip Flop who cares if it's pillow-like if your back hurts and your toes grip? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1397084862717-SL1NE87CFL7MJTJOO5A7/IMG_1198.JPG Blog - A Double Whammy- the Heeled Flip Flop - Seen at whole foods! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/4/2/differing-perspectives-on-posture-and-pain monthly 0.5 2014-04-04 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/18/on-shoes-finale monthly 0.5 2014-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396460352271-LLTKKBSTS7N8275ZUEQ7/image-asset.jpeg Blog - On Shoes: Finale http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/31/beginning-self-inquiry-of-movement monthly 0.5 2014-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396282728909-BRKUCATWYBWJ02J9WGLR/IMG_2726.JPG Blog - Beginning Self-Inquiry of Movement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1396281771882-D0EPA9KN5RJRPK5N0USQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Beginning Self-Inquiry of Movement http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/18/shoes-part-4-or-on-feet-and-their-relative-happiness monthly 0.5 2014-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1395173493761-TALSDNDKOFX7NHJ7VBKX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Shoes: Part 4, or On Feet and Their Relative Happiness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1395174017539-NB09XS86V4J5I5BBH64X/Toespreading.JPG Blog - Shoes: Part 4, or On Feet and Their Relative Happiness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1395174252406-T1U3D84PK7DJG2W7K0NH/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Shoes: Part 4, or On Feet and Their Relative Happiness http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/18/on-shoes-part-2 monthly 0.5 2014-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1395165027076-2A1SXGNDKCHHT7AG7REZ/image-asset.gif Blog - On Shoes: Part 3 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/18/on-shoes-part-2-1 monthly 0.5 2014-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1395166484870-NTC4DSW37F8RRJEXIHQX/Doriflexion-plantarflexion.gif Blog - On Shoes: Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1395329783063-PPAWO139OKL90C0U31YO/image-asset.jpeg Blog - On Shoes: Part 2 Aside from my sheer pallor, notice how toes tend to grip in flip flops as you walk...Not so great! http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/18/on-shoes-part-1 monthly 0.5 2014-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1395158445041-HQFCQ0OK4J1HBO5EO8DJ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - On Shoes: Part 1 Even doctors 70 years ago knew that small toe boxes hurt the feet-yet we still have so many uncomfortable shoe options! This is from my 1940's book "The New Modern Home Physician." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1395159156726-5HADKWNP0B8G58HALTGQ/268471_10150251680874182_7000290_n.jpg Blog - On Shoes: Part 1 I've seen this image in a few places, name Katy Says and a bunch of other foot related blogs which I think borrow it from her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1395159586917-HIN0D1L13DRBR4AXJPHT/image-asset.jpeg Blog - On Shoes: Part 1 Here are a few other postural variations- the first example is similar to the above image, the second shoes more thoracic slumping, the third shows a neutral position, and the fourth shoes the hyperextension of the knees leading to forward thrusting of the chest. Does that sound comfortable? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/8/flexors-of-the-wrist monthly 0.5 2014-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1394306610883-TBPRS2JG08G88WIS02C6/250px-Flexor-digitorum-profundis.png Blog - Flexors of the Wrist and Fingers Another old school Gray's Anatomy picture, with the flexor digitorus profundum highlighted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1395068518763-M77WZ4Z8OFOX0VKNDEEZ/Forearm+exploring.jpg Blog - Flexors of the Wrist and Fingers In addition to my rapid-fire photoshop painting skills, It turns out to be difficult to photograph one's own arm, fyi. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/10/help-i-have-tennis-elbow monthly 0.5 2014-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1394494388055-VX58FMHYG3ZARWW2249H/download.jpg Blog - Tissue Issues: Help! My student has tennis elbow! Image from yogaglo.com, created by Paul Roache MD. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/10/bones-of-the-arm-and-forearm monthly 0.5 2014-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1394493342795-G3DC1QCV6TDZIQ6IKJDT/photo+2+copy.jpg Blog - Bones of the Arm and Forearm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1394493419942-9E30TZGG3DJQ4H192UH3/Ulna.jpg Blog - Bones of the Arm and Forearm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1394493514349-BOCHHJD79ERD6ZCWS8YM/download-1.jpg Blog - Bones of the Arm and Forearm http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/2/im-not-in-painwhy-should-i-care-about-this-stuff monthly 0.5 2014-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1394304646070-YUS3DVY1OLG0TEXCLLKA/unnamed.jpg Blog - I'm not in pain...why should I care about this stuff? http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/3/on-sitting monthly 0.5 2014-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1394070848215-NDD93FSPXQF72K5TOJZL/Mar302011Post_Pic1.png Blog - Sitting Better This image from www.clinical-corner.com basically just reinforces this idea. Wow! That looks uncomfortable...but we all do it sometimes. It is also possible to be anterior tilting the pelvic too much, though that's more difficult to do while playing an instrument. http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/3/pecs-and-shoulder-movement monthly 0.5 2014-03-11 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/3/2/curious-collarbones monthly 0.5 2018-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1393781907231-YNHRSLVWRKLZJAOF5ZK1/image.jpg Blog - Clavicles and Pecs This older drawing from "Gray's Anatomy" shows how the muscles of the chest can govern the position of the clavicle and the shoulder.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52d56225e4b0e9203b2a6579/1527707760695-JA2UT96MEOVBDWBVT6SL/60774dcb4e6e173ce6f51552503f8531.jpg Blog - Clavicles and Pecs http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/2/25/shoulders-101-part-2 monthly 0.5 2018-05-30 http://www.musicianshealthcollective.com/blog/2014/2/6/embouchure-overuse-syndrome-in-brass-players monthly 0.5 2014-02-17 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