I can explain it well. He has lectured before, including at the medical school at Pitt. Prejudice may remain, but any qualified person can present at the symposium, according to Mary Fletcher , PAMA's executive director. It's a tough run. The numbness and pain of the latter evolve in musicians who spend years playing instruments in ergonomically odd positions and repeating small movements.
Musicians fear the development of repetitive-use injuries more than they do a hostile audience.
They often work, but not in Goeres' case. She still occasionally goes to Cohen for maintenance. I am listening more to what my body is telling me. Goeres is not the only local musician Cohen has treated. Among others, blues guitarist Ernie Hawkins and PSO principal horn player William Caballero also sought him out.