Lucie Rayner is a Performing Arts Physiotherapist, researcher and assessing clinician for The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM). She has extensive experience in managing acute and chronic injuries in musical theatre performers, dancers, instrumental musicians, singers, and other performers from amateur to elite level. Since graduating in physiotherapy 20 years ago, she has worked in the NHS, private and education sectors. She set up her private practice, Rebalance Physiotherapy, in 2012 and works freelance in a variety of settings including supporting West End/UK touring theatre performers.
In 2020, she achieved a distinction in an MSc in Performing Arts Medicine at University College London (UCL) and was awarded the Dean's Prize for her research. Lucie is now an honorary lecturer and module lead on the Performing Arts Medicine programme at UCL. In addition, she has an honorary research post at BAPAM, conducting research on voice disorders in performers in collaboration with UCL. She is a member of BAPAM's Vocal Health Working Group.
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Tuesday 18th February 2025
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Exploring risk factors for vocal problems in voice performers
Lucie Rayner
Professional voice performers face significant physical, psychological, and vocal demands. It is not surprising that the prevalence of voice problems in this group is high compared to the general population. Therefore, identifying potential risk factors for the development of vocal problems will be useful for performers, clinicians and other stakeholders to help prevent injury and maintain vocal health.