Performer’s Perspective: The Two-Year Injury Saga that Nearly Ended All of My Activities

Laura Mertz

Violinist

Age at time of injury: 14-16 years old

Site of injury: shoulders and upper back

Laura is a performing arts medicine specialist and the owner of Behind the Scenes Medical Consulting. Her first experience with debilitating playing-related pain came as a 16-year-old violinist. Here, she details her injury and how she eventually overcame it – with the help of the friendly person working at KC Strings on the day she came in to correct her playing ergonomics.