Student health and wellness is an important topic on the hearts and minds of all faculty and staff here at OCU University. Students here are regularly presented with concepts and ideas to aid in establishing continued physical and mental well-being as it relates to those music activities at this university. These concepts and ideas may include:
- attention to improved practice and performance techniques,
- appropriate safety procedures for moving and handling all types of music equipment, and
- information regarding hearing, vocal, and musculoskeletal health and injury prevention.
This informational page highlights health and wellness-related readings already available at or through ذكذكتسئµ's resources, and provides students with health professionals’ presentation slides, as well as a selection of websites that are best able to explain topics concerning musician's health and wellness.
Disabilities
Any student needing special accommodations due to a disability should contact the Campus Health and Disability Services Center located in the PanHellenic Quadrangle (South of the baseball field) or call 405-208-5090 or email their confidential email at [email protected]. Students with disabilities who wish to access services may initiate their request by contacting the Campus Health and Disability Services Office. During this intake process, students will have an opportunity to identify specific academic accommodations, and they will be asked to complete a formal request form, a release of information form, and provide current documentation about their disability.
Counseling
Any student experiencing mental or emotional issues who desires free, confidential, clinical counseling is encouraged to contact the University Counseling Center at OCU University at 405-208-7901 to schedule an appointment during normal working hours Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Students may also email counseling staff at [email protected] to arrange for assistance. For after-hours mental health emergencies, please call the OCU University Campus Police at 405-208-5001 or the Oklahoma County Crisis Intervention Center (OCCIC) at 405-522-8100 or 800-522-9054 Here are some relevant and useful quick links to information that might be really useful to you:
Kinesiology
Any student experiencing musculoskeletal difficulties relating to performance injuries would work closely with their primary teacher to eliminate any difficulties stemming from inaccurate practice and performance habits. Students experiencing musculoskeletal or repetitive use injury issues found difficult to address in the private instructor/student atmosphere that might need further assistance have full access to the one-on-one private consultations and injury-specific therapy sessions with members of the Kinesiology Department at OCU University by visiting Jason Miller in Room 117 of Loeffler or by calling (405) 208-5648 or emailing him at [email protected].
- Dr. Kelly Holst
Connecting you with science-informed resources for a healthier voice.
Books, Periodicals, and Media Materials about Musician's Health owned by ذكذكتسئµ
Watson, Alan H. D., 1953-
2009
612.002478 W331b 2009
Horvath, Janet.
2010
617.1008878 H789p 2010
McCoy, Scott Jeffrey.
2005
MT821 .M34 2005
2006
RF510 .V633 2006
1991
VHS 612.78 T693v 1991
Olson, Margaret, 1971-
2010
782.5/143
Sell, Karen, 1939-
2005
MT820 .S466 2005
2007
MT259 .H424 2007
2005
No Call Number Available
Halpern, Steven.
1985
613 H164s
2006
RF510 .V633 2006
Beament, James, Sir, 1921-
2003
781.23 B371b 2003
1929
PERIODICALS
2010
781/.11
Campbell, Don G., 1946-
1997
615.85154 C152m 1997
Good websites about the prevention of hearing loss
compiled by Jeremy Blackwood
Good websites about mental health issues
www.okcu.edu/campus/resources/counseling
Good websites about musculoskeletal health issues
is an excerpt from Dr. Jameson's book Repetitive Strain Injuries: The Complete Guide to Alternative Treatments and Prevention. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome complaints are usually involving pain in the hand and tingling and numbness of the first three to four fingers.
explains a condition that causes tingling, numbness and sometimes weakness of the fourth and fifth fingers of the hand.
explains about a painful condition that causes an inability to straighten our a finger or causes a locking of a finger with an inability for movement.
offers strategies to prevent painful repetitive injuries and offers an understanding of why they develop in the first place.
Guidelines offers 14 tips to prevent RSIs.
in the Classical Guitarist
New!!! analyzed by Dr. Joel Margolies, D.C., a french horn player
An informative article from Acoustic Guitar Magazine On Line.
by Richard Beuchamp offers excellent advice in piano technique and style to prevent injury.
. Integrating the science of sports medicine and music.
“.†A slide presentation by physiotherapist Patrice Berque; includes anatomical drawings and photos.
Selected Articles Specific to Musician's Health Topics
Hansen, PA, and K Reed. "Common musculoskeletal problems in the performing artist." Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinics Of North America 17, no. 4 (November 2006): 789-801. CINAHL Plus with Full Text, EBSCOhost (accessed April 9, 2013). [this article is available through inter-library loan only}
"" Ralph Manchester, M.D., discusses the prevalence and incidence of playing-related injuries.
"." Alice Brandfonbrener, M.D., advises musicians how to get help when injury symptoms arise (April, 2006).
“,†by Alan Watson, Ph.D. (2006).
"." Stories about injured musicians and their journeys back to health; from Peabody Magazine.
. A factsheet from the British Assoc. of Performing Arts Medicine.
, from the Texas Voice Center. . Dos and Don'ts from the Canadian Voice Care Foundation.
. From The National Center for Voice and Speech. from the Lions Voice Clinic of the Univ. of Minnesota.
. From the Duke Voice Care Center.
, from the National Center for Voice and Speech. A list of more than 200 medications and their effects.
from the National Center for Voice and Speech.
. "Training and resources for healthy voice use."
. Global directory to locate a voice doctor.
Medscape Reference.
Courtesy of the British Voice Association.
by Anthony Jahn, M.D. Tips from (click on the “Voice Problems†tab).
Humidifiers and air purifiers: ; . . Throat relief spray.
. . Case examples of vocal cord hemorrhage and granuloma. Also prevention tips.
American Speech Language and Hearing Association.
. From the Bastian Voice Institute.
. From the Bastian Voice Institute.
. Vocal health & advice for school teachers.
from the
by Arron J. Albin.
, by Tom Harris. From HowStuffWorks.com.
by Kris Chesky "Students involved with music need to know about the risk for hearing loss, and someone needs to inform them"
. Extensive resources for musicians, colleges, schools. . Hearing education and awareness. . “A public health partnership for prevention of noise-induced hearing loss.â€
. Locate audiologists worldwide.
“,†by Phillips and Mace,Music Performance Research (2008).
"," by Phillips, Henrich, & Mace (International Journal of Audiology 49, 2010). [click on PDF Fulltext to access article]
, by Brian Fligor Hearing Review 14 March 2008. How concerned should we be about MP3 and other personal music players? What should we define as “too much or too loud?â€
Hearing Review 20 November 2006. A new analysis of iPods and other portable, digital music players by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Children’s Hospital in Boston has produced the first-ever detailed guidelines for safe listening levels using earphones
, by Marshall Chasin, Ph.D. (Westone, 2001). A practical 93-page booklet.
By Adrienne Rubinstein Hearing Review 7 February 2013.
by Jian-Hua Peng et al.
. "How to use personal audio technology safely."
. Free ebooklet addressing “noise at work regulations and their impact on orchestras.†(Assoc. of British Orchestras, 2008) "," by Sarah Lyall, (The New York Times, April 20, 2008).
Hearing conservation at UNC-Greensboro. “,†by Ellen Rossetti, UNT Research 17 (2008).
“?†A primer on ototoxicity.
. Guidelines from NIOSH; broadly applicable. . Free ebook, (2001). . Simulations of hearing loss.
." Discover magazine, October, 2010.
by Laura D. DiPasquale [this is a dissertation available through ProQuest Dissertations and Abstracts]
by F. Lynn Kuo [this is a dissertation available through ProQuest Dissertations and Abstracts]
If you wish to find a doctor in your area who specializes in performing arts injuries, consult .
