Pannists suffer poor posture, muscle strains
PAN players, both young and not so young, agree that playing the national instrument is out of love, but what does that love cost, physically?
Sunday Newsday met with physical therapist Dr Nicole De Freitas at Total Rehabilitation Centre, Boundary Road Extension, San Juan, to discuss the physical costs of pan playing.
De Freitas, who has treated pan players in the past, said the most common injury was due to improper posture. “Because of the posture they will have to be in, particularly for Carnival time, and since they practise for hours, usually after a full day of work, and some have children, so they tend to strain their muscles," she said.
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