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Informational Resources
Recognizing and Managing Risk factors for Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (SABIAN Education Network 2023 - Login Required)
Recognizing and Managing Risk factors for Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (SABIAN Education Network 2023 - Login Required)
Drumeo Beat: How To Help Protect Drum Students From Injury
Drumeo Beat: How To Help Protect Drum Students From Injury
Drummers who learned about injury prevention from their drum teachers were half as likely to report an injury. Check out these research results!
Recognizing and managing risk factors for playing-related musculoskeletal disorders - Keynote Address at The Space Between I (McMaster University, May 2022)
Recognizing and managing risk factors for playing-related musculoskeletal disorders - Keynote Address at The Space Between I (McMaster University, May 2022)
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Health For Drummers – Virtual Discussion with The Canadian Percussion Network (February 2021)
Health For Drummers – Virtual Discussion with The Canadian Percussion Network (February 2021)
“Laying the Foundation for Peak Performance” Playing-related health issues (e.g., musculoskeletal disorders, performance anxiety, hearing loss, etc.), are very common in percussionists. These pose significant career risks given the financial challenges of taking time off to recover and the lack of extended healthcare benefits to offset the high costs of rehabilitation. Physical and mental health
Drumeo Beat: How to Deal with Tendinitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Drumeo Beat: How to Deal with Tendinitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Find out how to recognize and manage the two most common drumming injuries: tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Drumeo Beat: The Most Common Drumming Injuries
Drumeo Beat: The Most Common Drumming Injuries
The Ergonomics of Drumming Injuries: 10 Ways to Reduce Injury Risk
The Ergonomics of Drumming Injuries: 10 Ways to Reduce Injury Risk
Podcasts and Media Coverage
Using percussion science to keep drummers injury-free
Using percussion science to keep drummers injury-free
<p><em>By Sara Elliott</em></p> <p>Drummers’ bodies endure a brutal beating during live shows, but Nadia Azar’s research seeks to alleviate that stress. </p> <p>“Professional athletes don’t just go out in the field or onto the ice and play their game. There’s a lot of preparation that comes before that, such as getting in the gym and working on strength and conditioning,” says Dr. Azar, kinesiology professor. </p>
Welcome to the Music Podcast 2023-03-27
Welcome to the Music Podcast 2023-03-27
Welcome Dr. Nadia Azar of DRUMMER Lab, whose research combines her roots in occupational biomechanics and neurophysiology with her love of music.
Biomechanics On Our Minds (BOOM) Podcast Episode 56: Quantifying the Essence of Drumming Biomechanics
Biomechanics On Our Minds (BOOM) Podcast Episode 56: Quantifying the Essence of Drumming Biomechanics
The Drive Magazine - Sept. 2021
The Drive Magazine - Sept. 2021
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Live Performance Study Results
Drumeo Beat: Drummers Are Athletes, And Here's The Evidence
Drumeo Beat: Drummers Are Athletes, And Here's The Evidence
In this article, Dr. Nadia Azar sums up the first year of her drummer research and includes data on how many Calories Christian Tanna burns with I Mother Earth and John Clardy with Tera Melos.
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Chuck Comeau
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Chuck Comeau
Chuck Comeau burns a lot of calories during a set with Simple Plan. He also almost lost his data collection armband during a stage dive!
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Jason Pierce
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Jason Pierce
Jason Pierce is the drummer of Our Lady Peace, and he expends a lot of energy during a set. Find out which song is the most intense, and more!
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Mike Wengren
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Mike Wengren
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Steve Molella
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Steve Molella
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Brann Dailor
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Brann Dailor
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Tim Alexander
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Tim Alexander
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Casey Grillo
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Casey Grillo
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Danny Miles
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories with Danny Miles
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Jeff Burrows
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Jeff Burrows
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Mike Mangini
Drumeo Beat: Burning Calories With Mike Mangini
Research Articles and Presentations
Hand-Arm Vibration Exposures in Male Drummers: A Cross-Sectional Study
Hand-Arm Vibration Exposures in Male Drummers: A Cross-Sectional Study
PDF | On May 14, 2026, Dylan Durward and others published Hand-Arm Vibration Exposures in Male Drummers: A Cross-Sectional Study | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
Metal Drummers Use Ankle Physiological Tremors to Speed Up Double Bass Drumming - Nadia Azar
Metal Drummers Use Ankle Physiological Tremors to Speed Up Double Bass Drumming - Nadia Azar
Aurélie Sarcher - Nadia AzarIn metal music, double bass drumming pushes human movement to its limits. Drummers strike the bass drum by alternating both feet ...
Barriers and facilitators to including injury prevention education within drum kit curricula: Perceptions of independent instructors giving private lessons.
Barriers and facilitators to including injury prevention education within drum kit curricula: Perceptions of independent instructors giving private lessons.
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Evidence of a Double Pulse Muscle Activation Strategy in Drummers’ Trunk and Upper Limb Muscles During High-velocity Cymbal Crashes
Evidence of a Double Pulse Muscle Activation Strategy in Drummers’ Trunk and Upper Limb Muscles During High-velocity Cymbal Crashes
Injury Prevention Considerations for Drum Kit Performance
Injury Prevention Considerations for Drum Kit Performance
Distinguished Lecture - Nadia Azar: Injury Prevention Considerations for Drum Set Performance
Distinguished Lecture - Nadia Azar: Injury Prevention Considerations for Drum Set Performance
Injury prevention education provided during formal drum kit training is associated with lower frequency reporting of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders
Injury prevention education provided during formal drum kit training is associated with lower frequency reporting of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders
Rates and Patterns of Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Drummers
Rates and Patterns of Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Drummers
Drum Talk TV
Dr. Nadia Azar with Carmine Appice on Our Drumming Injuries Series
Dr. Nadia Azar with Carmine Appice on Our Drumming Injuries Series
Here’s Dr. Nadia Azar, professor of kinesiology at University of Windsor here at the Drum Talk TV booth with Carmine Appice to talk about their experience dr...
Dr. Azar's UWindsor Faculty Webpage
Dr. Azar's UWindsor Faculty Webpage
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