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Most vulnerable of all are ballet dancers. "They are like Thoroughbred racehorses," says Dr. William Hamilton, who is affiliated with New York's Miller Institute, one of the most comprehensive of the new clinics. Falls and poor landings from jumps can cause sudden injuries, including sprained backs and snapped foot bones. "The fifth metatarsal breaks like a chicken bone," says Hamilton, orthopedic surgeon for the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater. "You can hear it in the audience when it happens." Overuse and chronic trauma produce inflammations of tendons and stress fractures of foot and leg bones. Many...
Often the best remedy, but the one artists dread most, is to stop performing for a while. "Rest is a four-letter word for the ballet dancer," declares Hamilton. "For the musician," says Dr. Michael Charness, a member of the University of California clinic in San Francisco, "playing is more than their job. It's an emotional outlet." Are artists more vulnerable to psychological problems than most? "Performing is a very exhilarating and draining experience," says Dr. Richard Lederman, who heads a program at the Cleveland Clinic. Others observe that because training usually demands immersion at an early age, many...
...think someone were pounding on their door, saying, 'Hey, you sound funny, I can help you.' That's not what's happening." Some of Inman-Ebel's clients are nonetheless uneasy about wanting her help. One man, fretful that people would think he was betraying his heritage, forbid the clinic to leave messages at * his home or office. Others are truculent at first: The boss sent them. Inman- Ebel begins by working on attitude, preparing a personal relaxation tape full of warm thoughts: "I easily keep my pitch down. The tip of my tongue always rests on the spot...
...Janeiro make it one of the world's most striking cities. Relentless rains turned beauty into chaos last week, however, as floods and mudslides struck hill-hugging shantytowns and roared into busy neighborhoods below. One slide drove more than 500 tons of mud and rock onto a clinic for the aged, killing 25 patients and staff members. Rush-hour traffic braked to a halt as floodwaters covered downtown thoroughfares, causing ten-mile...
...faculty, which actively represent the interests of the Harvard community in the provision of care by UHS by reviewing UHS policies and procedures and interviewing candidates for certain professional positions. Suggestions and complaints about administrative concerns and quality of care are received via the Comments Boxes located in every clinic at UHS and by direct calls, letters and drop-ins to the patient advocate. It is these comments on individual incidents, institutional problems and other issues which represent the true "survey" of patient concerns which UHS udnertakes on a daily basis. Patient complaints have been translated into substantial reforms...