Abstract
The purpose of this research was to investigate musician related injuries, treatments, and the therapeutic responses for musicians in Japan. Methodology: Anonymous questionnaire on aspects of musical habits were distributed to 138 musicians. Eighty-three of them were returned (60% response rate), and 81 were usable. Results: Sixty-nine (85%) people had some kind of body disorder, and forty (58%) people had received treatment. Among those 40 people, 83% of them, received treatment at a practitioner clinic. The most common method of treatment was quasi-medical practice, such as massage, manipulative, acupuncture and chiropractic. However, only 4% had recovered completely.
