A Cross-Sectional Study of Pain Among U.S. College Music Students and Faculty

Stanek, Jeremy L.; Komes, Kevin; Murdock, Fred

doi:10.21091/mppa.2017.1005

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“…Many artists complain about pain that appears during their education and work [ 7 , 27 , 28 , 29 ]. Scientific research confirms the need to implement the prophylaxis of musculoskeletal diseases among musicians [ 15 , 17 , 18 , 30 , 31 ].…”

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“…Most problems concern the musculoskeletal system; it is reported by up to 89% of musicians [ 5 , 6 ]. Studies show that health problems related with playing musical instruments more often concern women [ 1 , 5 , 7 ]. In addition, research shows that health problems also affect children learning to play instruments [ 8 , 9 ] and students [ 10 , 11 , 12 ].…”

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Impact of Exercises and Chair Massage on Musculoskeletal Pain of Young Musicians

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Truszczyńska-Baszak

Tomaszewski

2020

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Due to the occurrence among musicians of musculoskeletal problems associated with playing a musical instrument, it is necessary to use prophylaxis. The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of two physioprophylaxis methods: chair massage and an original set of exercises. The study lasted four weeks and consisted of eight 15-min meetings (chair massage/exercises). The study was conducted on 44 music students assigned to three groups (chair massage/exercise program/control group). The algometric measurements and questionnaire were conducted. Health problems associated with playing an instrument was reported by 86.4% of the participants. The largest changes in pain threshold concerned the trigger points of the muscles with the highest pain sensitivity, i.e., upper part of trapezius ones, and reached 25–34% in relation to the initial values. For the trigger points of the levator scapulae and lower part of trapezius, the increase in the pain threshold was between 20 and 28%. Raising the pain threshold was observed both after each session and meeting by meeting, and these differences were most visible in the massage group. This effect was particularly visible from the fourth treatment. Chair massage and exercise should be used regularly, and significant results can be obtained after two weeks.

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Impact of Exercises and Chair Massage on Musculoskeletal Pain of Young Musicians

Cygańska

Truszczyńska-Baszak

Tomaszewski

2020

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“…Studies of the prevalence of PRMDs in musicians playing a wide variety of instruments have now been conducted in many European countries, the USA, Brazil and Asia. Prevalence ranges between 26 and 93% (Zaza, 1998 ; Bragge et al, 2006 ; Ranelli et al, 2008 ; Leaver et al, 2011 ; Paarup et al, 2011 ; de Souza Moraes and Antunes, 2012 ; Ackermann et al, 2014 ; Arnason et al, 2014 ; Silva et al, 2015 ; Steinmetz et al, 2015 ; Kok et al, 2016 ; Lonsdale and Kuan Boon, 2016 ; Ciurana Moñino et al, 2017 ; Stanek et al, 2017 ). Kok et al ( 2013 ) suggest that music students might experience musculoskeletal symptoms considerably more often than medical students, especially in the upper body and upper extremity.…”

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Health Education for Musicians

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Context and aims: Many musicians suffer for their art, and health is often compromised during training. The Health Promotion in Schools of Music (HPSM) project has recommended that health education should be included in core curricula, although few such courses have been evaluated to date. The aim of the study was to design, implement and evaluate a compulsory health education course at a UK conservatoire of music.Methods: The course design was informed by a critical appraisal of the literature on musicians' health problems and their management, existing health education courses for musicians, and the HPSM recommendations. It was delivered by a team of appropriately-qualified tutors over 5 months to 104 first-year undergraduate students, and evaluated by means of questionnaires at the beginning and end of the course. Thirty-three students who had been in their first year the year before the course was introduced served as a control group, completing the questionnaire on one occasion only. Items concerned: hearing and use of hearing protection; primary outcomes including perceived knowledge and importance of the topics taught on the course; and secondary outcomes including physical and psychological health and health-promoting behaviors. The content of the essays written by the first-year students as part of their course assessment served as a guide to the topics they found most interesting and relevant.Results: Comparatively few respondents reported using hearing protection when practicing alone, although there was some evidence of hearing loss, tinnitus, and hyperacusis. Perceived knowledge of the topics on the course, and awareness of the risks to health associated with performing music, increased, as did self-efficacy; otherwise, there were negative effects on secondary outcomes, and few differences between the intervention and control groups. The topics most frequently covered in students' essays were managing music performance anxiety, and life skills and behavior change techniques.Conclusion: There is considerable scope for improving music students' physical and psychological health and health-related behaviors through health education, and persuading senior managers, educators and students themselves that health education can contribute to performance enhancement.

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“…Research has shown that they struggle with high prevalence rates of musculoskeletal injuries and pain ( Zaza, 1998 ; Kok et al, 2016 ). Depending on the examined population, and the definition of “musculoskeletal injury” and “musculoskeletal pain,” different percentages are reported, but as an example, 77–87% of orchestral musicians ( Leaver et al, 2011 ; Ackermann et al, 2012 ; Berque et al, 2016 ), 67% of college-level music students ( Stanek et al, 2017 ), and 23–93% of pianists suffer from performance-related musculoskeletal problems ( Bragge et al, 2006 ).…”

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Psychosocial Work Environment Among Musicians and in the General Workforce in Norway

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Musicians suffer from physical and mental health symptoms more frequently than the general population. Although their specific demands and challenges have been researched increasingly in the past, explanations still remain somewhat unclear. We use a large epidemiological data set to compare psychosocial work environment among 1,607 members of the Norwegian Musician's Union with a national sample of 8,517 employees from the general Norwegian workforce. Musicians reported more control over their work; however, they felt less supported and acknowledged, had more workfamily conflicts and less motivation, and perceived their work as more demanding compared to the general workforce. In the musician sample, results indicated that classical and contemporary musicians are experiencing a less favorable psychosocial environment in terms of control, demands, and acknowledgment, orchestral players felt less control and soloist less support. Future studies should explore possible interventions to improve musicians' psychosocial work environment.

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A Cross-Sectional Study of Pain Among U.S. College Music Students and Faculty

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Impact of Exercises and Chair Massage on Musculoskeletal Pain of Young Musicians

Impact of Exercises and Chair Massage on Musculoskeletal Pain of Young Musicians

Health Education for Musicians

Psychosocial Work Environment Among Musicians and in the General Workforce in Norway

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