摘要：People involved in stage and show arts fo rm a special community.Starting from early childhood,their daily working routines may reach up to 10-12 hours for many years.The se people may hav e spec ial health problem s that can be considered as occupational disorders.Medical doctors an d related hea lth care st aff of varying background provide the required medical services.Conventional medicine does not sa tis fy the perform ers'n eed s in m any instances.The morbidity patte rn is very similar to spor ts iryuries.The large st group of injuries involve soft t iss ue o veru se an d mis use.Performers dealing with art,much like athletes,often suffer minor injuries tha t may become career threatening.Unfortunately,the se are ofte n minim ized,misunderstood and mistrea ted if only a general medical approach is used.An organization project will be proposed f or sta ge arts medicine in the following article.
