Dr. Kavanagh is a rheumatologist in private practice at Western Rheumatology in Galway, Ireland. He also runs The Musicians’ Clinic in Galway. This article was originally published on his blog, www.ronankavanagh.wordpress.com, and you can follow him on Twitter @ronantkavanagh.
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