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LUGA PODESTA, MD, & HELENA ESPINOZA, PA-C Musicians, particularly drummers, are at risk for losing their hearing as a result of playing without proper ear ... Read More...

BY LUGA PODESTA, MD Pain, numbness, and weakness in a drummer’s hand or wrist can arise from many different sources. These complaints are most commonly due to ... Read More...

BY LUGA PODESTA, MD The nerves crossing the wrist and into the hand are very vulnerable to injury, either from direct trauma or due to repetitive injury. The m... Read More...

BY LUGA PODESTA, M.D. Drummers have long debated whether or not to use shoes while drumming. So which is correct? To answer this question we must understand bo... Read More...

LUGA PODESTA, M.D. Over the past few years, I have had the opportunity to care for a number of legendary drummers with shoulder pain. The causes of shoulder pa... Read More...

BY LUGA PODESTA, MD Repetitively gripping drum sticks or striking a drum with our hands can lead to a number of hand injuries, all of which can eventually lead... Read More...

BY LUGA PODESTA, M.D. (Originally published in the March 2008 issue of DRUM! Magazine)Acute and chronic forearm pain is a very common condition in musician... Read More...

BY LUGA PODESTA, M.D. (Originally Published in DRUM! Magazine’s July 2007 Issue)Have you ever experienced a pain down your arm or leg that felt like an ele... Read More...