Biography...

Qualifications | Publications | Conference Papers | Press Cuttings

Patrice Berque was a professional hornplayer. He trained with Professor Ifor James in Freiburg, Germany. He subsequently obtained a post with "Orchestre National de Bordeaux Aquitaine", France. He also freelanced with "Symphonisches Orchester Berlin", and "Orchestre de la Suisse Romande", Geneva.

His musical career was curtailed by focal dystonia of the embouchure muscles, and he then trained as a chartered physiotherapist in Scotland. He now works in one of the Glasgow NHS hospitals. His clinical interest lies in the field of Performing Arts Medicine, and he completed a Postgraduate Diploma with the French Association in Arts Medicine (Médecine des Arts). He also completed a Postgraduate Course to practise acupuncture.

He runs clinics in Glasgow for the management of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders affecting performing artists. The Clinic has been developed in collaboration with the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) and the Musicians Union Scotland (MU).

He is involved in research in this field and had publications in "Medical Problems of Performing Artists" (USA), "Médecine des Arts" (France), "Physiotherapy" (UK), "Manual Therapy" (UK). He also presented his work at several international conferences.

Qualifications

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
  
• Member of the Health Professions Council (HPC).
  
• Member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered
  Physiotherapists (AACP).
• Associate Member of the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP).
  
• Member of the Directory of Practitioners for the British
  Association for Performing Arts Medicine, London (BAPAM).
• Member of the Performing Arts Medicine Association, USA (PAMA).
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Medicine obtained in 2003 - Postgraduate Course organised by Médecine des Arts - France.

Publications

• Berque P, Gray H, Harkness C, McFadyen A (2009) A Combination of Constraint-Induced Therapy and Motor Control Retraining in the Treatment of Focal Hand Dystonia in Musicians - Case Studies of a Guitarist and Flautist. Manual Therapy. Vol.14 (Supplement 1): S18-S19.
  Conference Abstract (PDF - 260KB).
  

• Berque P, Gray H (2003) Influence de la douleur cou-epaule sur l’activite du muscle trapeze superieur chez des violonistes et altistes professionnels: une etude EMG. Medecine des Arts. Vol.43: 8-15.
  
  
• Berque P. (2003) Influence of Neck-Shoulder Pain on Trapezius Muscle Activity among Professional Violin and Viola Players. Physiotherapy.
  Vol. 89: 126.
  
  
• Berque P, Gray H (2002) The Influence of Neck-Shoulder Pain on Trapezius Muscle Activity among Professional Violin and Viola Players: An Electromyographic Study. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. Vol.17:68-75.
  Journal Article (PDF - 160KB) - Study on musculoskeletal pain carried out with musicians from Scottish Opera in 2002. Reproduced with kind permision of the publishers "Science and Medicine" (USA).
  

Conference Papers

• Berque P, Gray H, Harkness C, McFadyen A (2009) A Combination of Constraint-Induced Therapy and Motor Control Retraining in the Treatment of Focal Hand Dystonia in Musicians - Case Studies of a Guitarist and Flautist. 3rd International Conference on Movement Dysfunction, Edinburgh ICC, UK.
  
  
• Berque P, Gray H (2003) The Influence of Neck-Shoulder Pain on Trapezius Muscle Activity among Professional Violin & Viola Players: an Electromyographic Study. 10th European Congress on Musician’s Medicine, Helsinki, Finland.
  
  
• Berque P, Gray H (2002) The Influence of Neck-Shoulder Pain on Trapezius Muscle Activity among Professional Violin & Viola Players: an Electromyographic Study. CSP Congress, Birmingham ICC, UK.
  
  
• Berque P, Gray H (2001) The Influence of Neck-Shoulder Pain on Trapezius Muscle Activity among Professional Violin & Viola Players: an Electromyographic Study. British Performing Arts Medicine Trust International Conference, Glasgow, UK.
  

Press Cuttings

• Wright J. (2010) Treating Musicians: "When Practice is a Pain". Frontline Magazine,The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Vol.16(8):24-27. This article gives an insight on my work with musicians. Online Article - Frontline Magazine.

• Graham J. (2009) Suffering for their Art: Focal Hand Dystonia. Piping Today. Vol.43:22-24.
  
  
• Hickling F. (2007) Pain Stopped Play. The Guardian. Friday 9 March 2007. Online Article - The Guardian.
  

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