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Informational Resources
Recognizing and Managing Risk factors for Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (SABIAN Education Network 2023 - Login Required)
Recognizing and Managing Risk factors for Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (SABIAN Education Network 2023 - Login Required)
SABIAN Education Network
Drumeo Beat: How To Help Protect Drum Students From Injury
Drumeo Beat: How To Help Protect Drum Students From Injury
Drummers who learned about injury prevention from their drum teachers were half as likely to report an injury. Check out these research results!
Recognizing and managing risk factors for playing-related musculoskeletal disorders - Keynote Address at The Space Between I (McMaster University, May 2022)
Recognizing and managing risk factors for playing-related musculoskeletal disorders - Keynote Address at The Space Between I (McMaster University, May 2022)
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Health For Drummers – Virtual Discussion with The Canadian Percussion Network (February 2021)
Health For Drummers – Virtual Discussion with The Canadian Percussion Network (February 2021)
“Laying the Foundation for Peak Performance” Playing-related health issues (e.g., musculoskeletal disorders, performance anxiety, hearing loss, etc.), are very common in percussionists. These pose significant career risks given the financial challenges of taking time off to recover and the lack of extended healthcare benefits to offset the high costs of rehabilitation. Physical and mental health
Drumeo Beat: How to Deal with Tendinitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Drumeo Beat: How to Deal with Tendinitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Find out how to recognize and manage the two most common drumming injuries: tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Drumeo Beat: The Most Common Drumming Injuries
Drumeo Beat: The Most Common Drumming Injuries
The Ergonomics of Drumming Injuries: 10 Ways to Reduce Injury Risk
The Ergonomics of Drumming Injuries: 10 Ways to Reduce Injury Risk
Podcasts and Media Coverage
Using percussion science to keep drummers injury-free
Using percussion science to keep drummers injury-free
<p><em>By Sara Elliott</em></p> <p>Drummers’ bodies endure a brutal beating during live shows, but Nadia Azar’s research seeks to alleviate that stress. </p> <p>“Professional athletes don’t just go out in the field or onto the ice and play their game. There’s a lot of preparation that comes before that, such as getting in the gym and working on strength and conditioning,” says Dr. Azar, kinesiology professor. </p>
Welcome to the Music Podcast 2023-03-27
Welcome to the Music Podcast 2023-03-27
Biomechanics On Our Minds (BOOM) Podcast Episode 56: Quantifying the Essence of Drumming Biomechanics
Biomechanics On Our Minds (BOOM) Podcast Episode 56: Quantifying the Essence of Drumming Biomechanics
The Drive Magazine - Sept. 2021
The Drive Magazine - Sept. 2021
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Live Performance Study Results
Drumeo Beat: Drummers Are Athletes, And Here's The Evidence
Drumeo Beat: Drummers Are Athletes, And Here's The Evidence
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Chuck Comeau
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Chuck Comeau
Chuck Comeau burns a lot of calories during a set with Simple Plan. He also almost lost his data collection armband during a stage dive!
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Jason Pierce
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Jason Pierce
Jason Pierce is the drummer of Our Lady Peace, and he expends a lot of energy during a set. Find out which song is the most intense, and more!
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Mike Wengren
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Mike Wengren
Mike Wengren, drummer of Disturbed, burns a lot of calories during a set. Find out which song is the most intense, and more!
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Steve Molella
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Steve Molella
Steve Molella, drummer of Finger Eleven, burns a lot of calories during a set. Find out which song is the most intense, and more!
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Brann Dailor
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Brann Dailor
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Tim Alexander
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Tim Alexander
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Casey Grillo
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Casey Grillo
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Danny Miles
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Danny Miles
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Jeff Burrows
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Jeff Burrows
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Mike Mangini
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Mike Mangini
Research Articles and Presentations
TSB III oral presentations – The Canadian Percussion Network
TSB III oral presentations – The Canadian Percussion Network
TSB III - Oral Presentations https://youtu.be/BQMAy5zLIz8 Adam Patrick Bell - Disability in the Life of J Dilla and Its Influence on his Rhythmic Invention This talk reexamines J Dilla’s influential sound—particularly his “limping” rhythms—through the lens of disability studies. While Dan Charnas’s Dilla Time highlights rhythmic innovation, this presentation explores how Dilla’s chronic illness shaped
Evidence of a Double Pulse Muscle Activation Strategy in Drummers’ Trunk and Upper Limb Muscles During High-velocity Cymbal Crashes
Evidence of a Double Pulse Muscle Activation Strategy in Drummers’ Trunk and Upper Limb Muscles During High-velocity Cymbal Crashes
PDF | Background: Playing the drum kit is a physically and cognitively demanding task, and skilled drummers share many such attributes with elite... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
Injury Prevention Considerations for Drum Kit Performance
Injury Prevention Considerations for Drum Kit Performance
Distinguished Lecture - Nadia Azar: Injury Prevention Considerations for Drum Set Performance
Distinguished Lecture - Nadia Azar: Injury Prevention Considerations for Drum Set Performance
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Injury prevention education provided during formal drum kit training is associated with lower frequency reporting of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders
Injury prevention education provided during formal drum kit training is associated with lower frequency reporting of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders
PDF | This study explored the relationship between receiving ergonomics/injury prevention education (PrevEd) during formal drum kit training and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
Rates and Patterns of Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Drummers
Rates and Patterns of Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Drummers
Drum Talk TV
Dr. Nadia Azar with Carmine Appice on Our Drumming Injuries Series
Dr. Nadia Azar with Carmine Appice on Our Drumming Injuries Series
Here’s Dr. Nadia Azar, professor of kinesiology at University of Windsor here at the Drum Talk TV booth with Carmine Appice to talk about their experience dr...
Dr. Azar's UWindsor Faculty Webpage
Dr. Azar's UWindsor Faculty Webpage
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