title: Health problems in musicians--a review.
abstract: Among artists, musicians suffer from special health problems related to their occupation and lifestyle. These mainly include musculoskeletal disorders, skin disorders, respiratory disorders, and noise induced hearing impairment. In this review we point out the most prevalent health problems that musicians face in their professional lives as well as the means to prevent them. The characteristics of individual performer and the type of instrument that he/she plays will determine the occupational disorder or disease that a musician may suffer from. The main worry about health problems in musicians is that they can become potentially career-ending disabilities. Therefore well-planned preventive strategies should be employed to help musicians in obtaining long and healthy career.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia. ezuskin@snz.hr
authors.forename: Eugenija
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zuskin
authors.forename: E Neil
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Schachter
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kolcić
authors.forename: Ozren
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Polasek
authors.forename: Jadranka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mustajbegović
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Arumugam
mesh_terms: D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases; D009146:Music; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases; D012871:Skin Diseases