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Dancer at the World Performing Arts Festival 2006
Photo © Waheed Khalid
Street entertainer (identity unknown).
Photo © Juliet
The conductor Jesko in performance.
Photo © Jana Hettler
Singer Tina Marsh in performance.
Photo © Michael Fuentes
Yumiko Fukuda dancing at the Prix de Lausanne international competition for young dancers.
Photo © Thierry Jayet
If you think you are suffering from a performance-related medical problem that requires an assessment, you should either contact your own GP or arrange a free assessment with one of the BAPAM GPs or a specialist physiotherapist.
To arrange an appointment call 0845 602 0235.
Our hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
BAPAM maintains a list of clinical specialists and practitioners in many branches of healthcare who have an interest in treating performing artists.
Search the BAPAM Directory by location or branch of healthcare
Finding the right practitioner for you
This is a tricky area. Since BAPAM is not part of the NHS most of our practitioners offer their services to you privately. You need to be sure your money is well spent, on a service that is appropriate for your needs and circumstances. There are a few things you can do before you take the plunge:
- If you have any questions about where you should be going, make an appointment to see your own GP or one of the BAPAM GPs/ general physicians. They can refer you to the most appropriate clinician or healthcare practitioner.
- Remember, every practitioner in the Directory has submitted an application form to the BAPAM Medical Committee. We can vouch for the fact that they are registered with an appropriate professional body and that they have indemnity insurance. We are not in a position to recommend a practitioner or give any advice except through the assessment clinics.
- Online research: check out the practitioner's website; Google them.
- Ask for feedback: ask around to see if any colleagues have had experience of the practitioner in question; do you think you would get on with them?
- Try and find out what you are letting yourself in for: ask how long the practitioner thinks it might take to get you on the road to recovery. And what the financial commitment is likely to be.
- We are grateful for any feedback you might have about practitioners you have used. Please download the feedback form (28 KB PDF document) and send it back to us.
Manipulation Association of Physiotherapists
To find a member of the MACP visit www.macpweb.org and use the interactive map.
