Musician physiotherapy combines musicology and AI
German and Australian universities are working with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) to develop innovative music physiotherapy.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has selected the research project of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and Arts with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media (HMTMH) and the University of Sydney, Australia, as one of the first projects at universities of applied sciences for funding. The aim is to improve the health of music professionals and to develop the new discipline of musician physiotherapy.
The interdisciplinary team includes participants from the fields of physiotherapy, medicine, computer science and musicology. In addition to an eleven-strong team from Osnabrück, a scientist from the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media (HMTMH) and a scientist from the University of Sydney, Australia, are also involved. The cooperation with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) also integrates the field of artificial intelligence.
The team was able to gain the German Music and Orchestra Association (UNISONO), the German Society for Music Physiology and Musicians' Medicine (DGfMM), the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA) and the Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare (ASPAH) as practice partners.
