“If someone walked around with his left shoulder raised,
his neck twisted to the left and tilted chin down
and his left arm outstretched, palm outward,
for 6-8 hours a day for years,
he would assuredly develop marked and permanent postural deformities,
even if he never played the violin.”

Dr. Earl Owen, IN The musician’s hand: a clinical study .

Musicians’ Medical Maladies is the title of the Arizona Health Science Library’s newest exhibit, running from February 1 through March 31, 2006.  It features harpists, string players, horn players, singers, and pianists, and the types of maladies which can afflict them throughout their careers.  If you would like to learn about “fiddler’s neck” or “guitarist’s nipple”, read on!!!