Few pick up music for their physical health, and yet that's precisely the reason to play instruments like the clarinet, didgeridoo and trumpet, according to experts. Playing a wind instrument regularly can complement the treatment of a lung disease, says Thomas Voshaar of Germany's Association of Pneumological Hospitals (VPK). The reason is that the musician can only make a sound in a wind instrument when they build up enough pressure in their airways. And this is precisely what trains the respi
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