A Generalist's Guide to Assessing and Treating Musicians

Presenter(s): Marial Williams, OTD, OTR/L; Jeffrey Sabo, MA, PhD(c); Christine Guptill, BSc, BMus, MS(OT), PhD

Content Areas: Physical Disabilities - including: Neurorehabilitation, Orthopedic; General

Target Audience: Student, Entry-level, Intermediate-level, Advanced-level

Course Description: Musicians experience high rates of physical and mental health conditions, with literature suggesting this population requires specialized care for optimized health outcomes. Findings from a recent scoping review on OT's scope of practice in providing services for musicians will be presented. Participants will apply evidence-based strategies from these findings along with clinical experience to case studies.