CrossComp: Comparing Multiple Artists Performing Similar Modeling Tasks

Professional education in Performing Arts Medicine.

Energy expenditure in the performing arts.

A comparison of video modeling with in vivo modeling for teaching children with autism.

The present study was designed to compare the effectiveness of video modeling with in vivo modeling for teaching developmental skills to children with autism. A multiple baseline design across five children and within child across the two modeling conditions (video and in vivo) and across tasks was used. Each child was presented two similar tasks from his or her curriculum; one task was used fo...

Comparative analysis of substance use in ballet, dance sport, and synchronized swimming: results of a longitudinal study.

There have been few studies comparing substance use and misuse (SU&M) in different performing arts forms. Herein, we identified and compared SU&M in women studying an art (ballet, n = 21), a non-Olympic sport (dance sport, n = 25), and an Olympic sport (synchronized swimming, n = 23). The sample of variables comprised general, educational, and sport factors, as well as SU&M data, including cons...

From Stats to Stage-Translational Research in Performing Arts Medicine.

Medical Problems of Performing Artists, since its inception under the legendary Alice Brandfonbrener's guidance and vision, has always recognized the need for voices to be heard from the clinic, stage, and experimental research. This has been important in a relatively young field like performing arts medicine, where there is not yet a robust base of evidence to draw from for the complex range o...