Dr. Brandfonbrener
Alice Brandfonbrener received her BA from Wellesley College and her MD from Columbia University. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Feinberg Medical College of Northwestern University as well as Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She has as served as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Northwestern Music School. She is the founder of the Medical Program for Performing Artists at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and served as Editor of the peer reviewed, quarterly journal, Medical Problems of Performing Artists from 1986-2005. From 1971-1977 she was Medical Director of the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan and from 1978-1985 was the physician for the Aspen Music School and Festival. In 1983 she founded the Annual Aspen Symposium on Medical Problems of Musicians and Dancers. She was the first president of the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA). In addition to being a co-author of the text, Performing Arts Medicine, she has contributed chapters to many books including The Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning (Oxford 2002) and The Science and Psychology of Music Performance (Oxford 2002). She has served as a consultant for numerous schools of music and musical performance organizations and lectures frequently to medical and musical groups.
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I play the violin and have a bit of tendonitis in my right elbow. I went to see a pain doctor with an alternative method of treating it. He gave me a set of sugar solution shots in the elbow along seeing a chiropractor using the graston method of rubbing a metal tool over the muscle to “smooth” it out. IT’s been a year and yes its better, but when I touch that right elbow right on the bone it does hurt. Mostly if I play for about 1/2 hour to an hour, it hurts too. I’m thinking of acupuncture, or an alexander technique class. What do you suggesta
I suggest you find out what is causing your elbow to get irritated in the first place! Find a healthcare professional who specializes in the treatment of musicians – myself if you are in the DC area, or look on http://www.artsmed.org to find professionals in other places. They can watch you play and help you figure out the root cause. Good luck!
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