A systematic review of prevalence and risk factors associated with playing-related musculoskeletal disorders in pianists

Bragge, Peter; Bialocerkowski, Andrea; McMeeken, Joan

doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi177

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“…Musculoskeletal pains have been reported in individuals with different occupations such as bus drivers, unskilled laborers, musicians, physical therapists, and computer keyboard operators [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] . Recently, ergonomic mechanisms related to the development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) have drawn substantial interest [8][9][10] .…”

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Procedure-related musculoskeletal symptoms in gastrointestinal endoscopists in Korea

Byun¹,

Lee²,

Park³

et al. 2008

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AIM:To determine the prevalence and risk factors o f w o r k-r e l a t e d m u s c u l o s k e l e t a l d i s o r d e r s i n gastrointestinal endoscopists in Korea. METHODS: A survey of musculoskeletal symptoms, using a self-administered questionnaire, was conducted on 55 endoscopists practicing in general hospitals or health promotion centers. RESULTS: Forty-nine (89.1%) endoscopists reported musculoskeletal pain on at least one anatomic location and 37 (67.3%) endoscopists complained of pain at rest. Twenty-six (47.3%) endoscopists had severe musculoskeletal pain defined as a visual analogue score greater than 5.5. Factors related to the development of severe pain were (1) standing position during upper endoscopy, (2) specific posture/ habit during endoscopic procedures, and (3) multiple symptomatic areas. Finger pain was more common in beginners, whereas shoulder pain was more common in experienced endoscopists. Sixteen percent of symptomatic endoscopists have modified their practice or reduced the number of endoscopic examinations. Only a few symptomatic endoscopists had sought professional consultation with related specialists. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in endoscopists is very high. The location of pain was different between beginners and experienced endoscopists. Measures for the prevention and a d e q u a t e m a n a g e m e n t o f e n d o s c o p y-r e l a t e d musculoskeletal symptoms are necessary.

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Procedure-related musculoskeletal symptoms in gastrointestinal endoscopists in Korea

Byun¹,

Lee²,

Park³

et al. 2008

WJG

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“…Performance related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) are highly prevalent in professional musicians (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) and professional orchestral musicians particularly, endure significant performance-related pain (7). A systematic review of pain prevalence in instrumentalist musicians found a lifetime prevalence rate of up to 85% (7).…”

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Musculoskeletal and other performance related disorders in South African undergraduate music students

Panebianco

2017

JOHE

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Received: March 2017, Accepted: July 2017Background: Performance related musculoskeletal and associated health issues are prominent amongst musicians. The aim of this study was to explore self-reported musculoskeletal and related health issues in undergraduate music students. A further goal was to ascertain how these problems impact students' learning and playing their instruments. Materials and Methods: A longitudinal mixed method study was done over a period of three years with 145 undergraduate music students at the Department of Music, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa who completed a health survey, which included verbal statements to open-ended questions. The frequency and percentages of each quantitative variable were calculated using Excel software. Results:The results showed an overall 83% prevalence of musculoskeletal and related health problems among music students. The four most prominent problems cited were related to inappropriate tiredness, concentration problems, sleep disturbances and headaches. Prominent musculoskeletal problems included orofacial issues such as sinus problems, and pain experienced in the lower spine, upper spine, left and right forearm. Students were generally reticent to report problems to healthcare professionals, particularly if they were not musculoskeletal in nature. Conclusions: The current study shows that undergraduate music students at the University of Pretoria experience similar types of playing-related problems to students elsewhere in the world. However, there is a need to further probe and report playing-related musculoskeletal and its associated health problems at this institution as well as other tertiary institutions in South Africa. Furthermore, issues of diagnosis, treatment and impediments dedicated to specific instrument groups should be addressed.

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“…Previous research has investigated the play-related musculoskeletal disorder and Upper Limb Pain among musician such as pianists, guitarists, violin, and string players 4,6 . However, to our knowledge there have not been enough studies to investigate the rate of musculoskeletal disorder or Upper Limb Pain among Veena players.…”

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“…Repetitive strain injury and overuse syndrome were reported among pianists, guitarists and string players which lead to pain, weakness, lack of control, tingling and numbness 6 . In addition, Steinmetzet al (2102) stated that pain and overuse syndromes are shared problems among musician; 80% of professional musician involved with pain in their musculoskeletal system.…”

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The Prevalence of Upper Limb Pain Among Veena Players: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Arumugam¹,

Balaraman

Bains³

et al. 2017

Rev Pesq Fisio

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| Background: Instrumental musicians are a special risk group for repetitive motion injuries. Sizable percentages of them develop physical upper limb problems related to playing their instruments. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Upper Limb pain among Veena players. Method: This study was a descriptive cross sectional survey and fifty Veena Players participated in this study from a Music Academy. Trained Veena players aged between 12-50 and players who practice at least 3 times a week were included in the study. The period of pain, types of pain and location of pain were investigated by a self-developed questionnaire. In addition, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was also used to record the intensity of pain. Results: Descriptive analysis was used to analysis the data. The results showed that most of players had pain on the shoulder; in addition, according to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) most of the participants have dull aching pain and shooting pain. Conclusion: In conclusion, this study's results also show that there is a low prevalence of Upper Limb pain among Veena players. Multiple evidences show that Upper Limb pain is indeed prevalent predominantly among musicians of Western music. At most of the time the pain type is of dull aching and/or shooting pain.

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A systematic review of prevalence and risk factors associated with playing-related musculoskeletal disorders in pianists

Cited by 108 publications

References 31 publications

Procedure-related musculoskeletal symptoms in gastrointestinal endoscopists in Korea

Procedure-related musculoskeletal symptoms in gastrointestinal endoscopists in Korea

Musculoskeletal and other performance related disorders in South African undergraduate music students

The Prevalence of Upper Limb Pain Among Veena Players: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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