Students’ Experience with Vocal Injury in Undergraduate Performing Arts Training Programs

Suddeth, Christine J.; Flynn, Amanda

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.09.010

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“…Singers and actors can be at an increased risk of vocal disorders due to the nature of their profession where hyper-functioning of the voice may be occurring for long hours on a daily basis (21). Validated screening tools including Singing Voice Handicap Index-10 (22); Reflux Symptom Index (23); Reflux Glottal Function Index (24) are included to identify potential vocal health issues in vocalists and actors.…”

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Assessing Performing Artists in Medical and Health Practice — The Dancers, Instrumentalists, Vocalists, and Actors Screening Protocol

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Curr Sports Med Rep

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Training in the performing arts exposes individuals to often extreme physical and psychological demands, which are linked to high occupational injury rates. The intense demands of performing artists have been likened to those of sport athletes. However, distinct differences in these demands necessitate specialized approaches to the health care of performing artists. Through the Athletes and the Arts collaboration, the American College of Sports Medicine and Performing Arts Medicine Association identified that the creation of a specialized preparticipation screening tool for performing artists would likely enhance health care for performing artists significantly. Based on a thorough review of established assessments and an extensive consultation process with domain experts, a consensus best-practice screening tool was developed: the Dancer, Instrumentalist, Vocalist, Actor (DIVA) Preparticipation Screening. This screening tool is modeled on the athletic preparticipation examination (PPE) in its structure and 30-min target duration. However, DIVA diverges considerably from the PPE in its content to address the specific risks and needs of performing artists. In particular, screening questions and physical examination procedures focus strongly on musculoskeletal injuries and mental health conditions, in response to the preponderance and interactions of these conditions appearing in performing artists. The DIVA tool presented is intended as a "living tool," which can be modified in the future to include new effective assessment techniques as appropriate. Training in the DIVA preparticipation physical examination is included as a core component of the essentials of performing arts medicine continuing education course described in detail in a companion manuscript in this issue.

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