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Musicians' playing-related musculoskeletal disorders: an examination of risk factors.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Zaza, Christine Farewell, Vernon T. |
| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Abstract | Several studies have shown that playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) present a significant health problem for musicians. To examine physiological, psychological, and behavioral risk factors of musicians' PRMDs, data for a case-control analysis were collected from classically-trained professional and university student musicians in the Canadian province of Ontario in 1994. Two-hundred and eighty-one subjects completed a self-report questionnaire and hypermobility and hand-span measurements. Cases were identified according to an operational PRMD definition developed by musicians and health care professionals in a qualitative study. Logistic regression was used to compare data from 44 prevalent PRMD cases who had no previous history of a PRMD, and 90 controls who had never experienced a PRMD. Data from all subjects were analyzed to examine the role of a prior PRMD on the risk of a current PRMD. This study suggests that females and string players were at a higher PRMD risk. A number of other individual characteristics were also important determinants of the development of a PRMD. Warming up before and taking breaks during practice sessions protected the subject from a PRMD. Given the high proportion of musicians who experience PRMDs, prevention programs are warranted. |
| Starting Page | 292 |
| Ending Page | 300 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://eurekamag.com/ftext.php?pdf=009065625 |
| PubMed reference number | 9219660 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291097-0274%28199709%2932%3A3%3C292%3A%3AAID-AJIM16%3E3.0.CO%3B2-Q |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 32 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Journal | American journal of industrial medicine |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
