Making music to making lives better: A transition from musician to health professional

Article type: Other

Authors: Stanhope, Jessica

Affiliations: School of Allied Health Science and Practice, University of Adelaide, North Tce, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 83132063; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: The day my pain specialist told me I would never be pain-free again, I knew my music career was over. I was 21 years old, and had been in constant pain for about two years. I had experienced intermittent jaw pain for about 10 years, but having braces on my teeth, and later having my wisdom teeth removed was supposed to fix it. It did not. The day of my surgery was the last time I had been pain free, even for a second. The years that followed were horrible, and my life was turned upside down.

Keywords: Music, health professional, pain

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-203307

Journal: Work, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 529-534, 2020