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The condition of RSI is a syndrome that effects muscles, tendons and nerves in the hands, arms and upper back and is developed when muscles in these areas are kept tense for long periods of time, due to poor posture and/or repetitive motions.
The most well known repetitive strain injury is known as Carpal Tunnel syndrome, […]

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You can learn how to overcome performance anxiety using the Neurolinguistic Programming technique of anchoring.
During NLP training here in New York we teach Neuro Linguistic Programming techniques that can help over come performance anxiety, deal with stage fright and move you to achieving your peak state and giving the performance of a lifetime. Anchoring is […]

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Musicians are no different to workers in any profession.  By the very nature of their work they are subject to the risk of injury and health issues.  Guitarists and musicians are particularly prone to repetitive strain injuries, such as tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger and other similar injuries.
This interesting article from Amit Raju discusses […]

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Are you more of a William Hung than a Kelly Clarkson? Or are you a decent singer—and wish you were a little better? Whatever your vocal skill, these tips for improving your singing voice are sure to get you singing and sounding much better.
I believe that singing is an inbuilt part of the human mind […]

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What is muscle memory and how does it apply to guitar players? Research has shown that a large number of internal brain regions work together with the input and output brain sensors that make the mental images of the music a guitarist sees in their minds eye.
Using these images, guitarists can learn to interpret […]

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Wrist pain and tendinitis is one of the most common and debilitating problems that many guitarists and musicians face at sometime during their career. No phrase is more common to musicians experiencing physical problems than “I can’t stop practicing . . . ” we’ve got a recital, or we need to keep a […]

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It is only recently that studies or surveys have been performed on the widespread nature of injuries associated with musicians. Like professional athletes, musicians perform for the public.  And just like the athletes, musicians can lose their jobs if they don’t perform.
But unlike athletes, who work with physicians and trainers almost daily, many musicians […]

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Repetitive Strain Injury - RSI Repetitive strain injury is a condition where pain and other symptoms occur in an area of the body which has done repetitive tasks (often arms or hands). Treatment includes stopping the task (if possible), and other measures such as painkillers and physiotherapy.
NB.  Repetitive strain injury is very common amongst musicians.
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DeQuervain’s tendonitis is also recognized as DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis, DeQuervains syndrome and DeQuervains disease.
De Quervain’s tendonitis is a unpleasant condition characterized by pain and swelling on the thumb side of the wrist. De Quervain’s tendonitis is a condition brought on by irritation or swelling of the tendons found along the thumb side of the wrist.
This is […]

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is caused by compression of the median nerve that passes through the carpal tunnel in the wrist. Along with the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome comes considerable pain and impairment along with numbness, paresthesia (pins and needles) and loss of hand strength, coordination, and pincer grasp. This impairment is problematic for almost […]

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