A complex practical workshop on What the Musicians Body Remembers, how to apply Self - help and prevent injury from overcompensation.

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An electric bass players body is an extension of his instrument, it has to remain in healthy balance and fine tuning in order to play. That balance requires a lot of “body management”, largely done by the musician himself. Genres like hard rock and heavy metal require fast, precise playing causing micro injuries and wear & tear over time. Often times lack of rest, sleep and regeneration lead to over-compensation, where one head-bang too many or a prolonged recording session lead to pain, as well as avoiding pain by over using a different body part. Mechanical and repetitive stress onto joints, muscles but especially the nerve system overloaded with ways to cheat the pain, cause habbits, and those lead to injury. And that to a viscious cycle of pause from playing, practicing and rocking the stage,

 

To avoid nerve system ‘errors’ leading to chronic pain or injury it’s important to understand the basic functional connections in the body, that each pick or finger player can apply on his own body, quickly and efficiently taking a big active part in ‘body management’ hands-on to that. The workshop will consist of theory and small exercises, simple tests and try-outs to determine the cause of problem, helping auto-diagnose where compensation begins and when it ends on a wrong note.

 

Teaching: Practice and theory by performing arts medicine specialised Head Physiotherapist of #MusicBANDAid - Anna Achimowicz /CMT/BA/NCMT

Duration: 3-6H, Format: practice & theory

 

Teacher: Anna Achimowicz.

• Authorised NeuroCranial Mobilisations Technique NCMT therapist

• Founder of Performing Arts Medicine CMT physiotherapy practice

• Guest therapist and assisting trainer at Praxis Romerstrasse

• Head physiotherapist of Dance Medicine Center Poland

• GYROKINESIS training method pioneer in Poland

• Former Head Physiotherapist of Wroclaw Opera Ballet Company