Musculoskeletal and Associated Conditions in the Instrumental Musician

Narducci, Dusty Marie

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37480-8_13

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“…Available EMG studies also indicated that the quadriceps muscle performed static and constant work under various conditions, which may be related to holding the instrument between the mandible and shoulder [13,14] and due to the high muscle work in the right shoulder [2,13]. In addition, previous studies have indicated the common occurrence, especially in those reporting pain, of tardive dyskinesias in the scapula, which can be defined as a disruption of natural mobility or position during movement [10,11,15].…”

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Assessment of the occurrence of musculoskeletal dysfunctions and pain among violinists

Czarnowicz,

Wójtowicz

2023

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Background: Playing the violin is a task in which bow strokes load the right hand with a dynamic pattern combined with a static grip on the left hand. Movement automatization and motor memory are essential factors affecting the quality of playing. In the available literature, few papers still assess the prevalence of motor dysfunction and pain complaints among violinists.Aim: Assessment of the occurrence of musculoskeletal dysfunction and pain among violinists and evaluation of movement system overload in experienced violinists. Material and methods:The material for the study consisted of questionnaires completed by 122 violinists who started playing before the age of 11, completed a minimum of one grade of music school, averaged a minimum of 10 hours per week devoted to playing the violin regardless of changing circumstances, averaged no more than 7 hours per week devoted to playing another instrument, and reliably completed the questionnaire. The method of the study was to analyze data from a survey created using Google Form. Results:The results indicate that violinists are an occupational group at significant risk for musculoskeletal disorders, with a prevalence of 82%. The most common problems occur sequentially with the back and spine, temporomandibular joints, headaches, and upper and lower extremities.Conclusions: Violinists are at significant risk of musculoskeletal dysfunctions and complaints of pain in various body parts. Many years of playing promote the summation of micro-injuries, which can significantly affect the professional activity of musicians.

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Assessment of the occurrence of musculoskeletal dysfunctions and pain among violinists

Czarnowicz,

Wójtowicz

2023

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“…It is hypothesized that performers demonstrating this style employed the most direct path along the instrument to position the body and upper limbs in position to play the correct notes (see also Broughton and Stevens, 2009 ). Such an approach may reflect a style that emphasizes economical movement to either conserve energy or to prevent injury (e.g., Brandfonbrener, 2003 ; Ackerman et al, 2012 ; Narducci, 2020 ). This hypothesis may be supported by the fact that all performers in this study were experienced musicians who would be familiar with methods of maximizing energy efficiency while minimizing potential injury.…”

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Computational Approaches to Music Motor Performance: Clustering of Percussion Kinematics Underlying Performance Style

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The present study investigated motor kinematics underlying performance-related movements in marimba performance. Participants played a marimba while motion capture equipment tracked movements of the torso, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and hands. Principal components analysis was applied to assess the movements during the performance related to sound production and sound preparation. Subsequent cluster analyses sought to identify coupling of limb segment movements that may best characterize performance styles present in the performance. The analysis revealed four clusters that were thought to reflect performance styles of expressive performance, postural sway, energy efficiency, and a blend of the former styles. More specifically, the expressive cluster was best characterized by limb movements occurring along the vertical z-axis, whereas the postural sway cluster was characterized by forwards and backwards motions of the torso and upper limbs. The energy efficient cluster was characterized by movements of the body moving left to right along the marimba, whereas the blended style demonstrated limited delineation from the alternate styles. Such findings were interpreted as evidence that performance styles occur within a framework of biomechanical constraints and hierarchical stylistic factors. Overall, the results provided a more holistic understanding of motor execution in percussion performance.

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“…Definitely, people start to partially realize that the bones could be involved in these injuries (Ostwald, Baron et al 1994, Cordell 2009). We can see that people figure out the terms, for example playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (Foxman and Burgel 2006), hand, finger, and wrist musculoskeletal problems in keyboard instrumentalists (Pak and Chesky 2001), musculoskeletal and associated conditions in the instrumental musician (Narducci 2020), musculoskeletal complaints in music students (Baadjou, Verbunt et al 2015), performance-related upper musculoskeletal injuries (Yang, Fufa et al 2021), musicians' illness perceptions of musculoskeletal complaints (Kok, Vlieland et al 2013), musicians' musculoskeletal symptoms (Stanhope, Pisaniello et al 2020) and common musculoskeletal problems in the performing artist (Hansen and Reed 2006).…”

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“…For musicians, musical instrument practice can cause overuse injury(syndrome) in most cases , Heming 2004). Bone or muscular-skeleton are vulnerable to injury as usual (Heming 2004, Narducci 2020). However, contrastingly, music therapy as an alternative medicine are used in pain and anxiety management from bone injuries, orthopedic surgery or bone marrow transplantation (Sahler, Hunter et al 2003, Rosenow and Silverman 2014, Gao, Chen et al 2016, Ortega, Gauna et al 2019.…”

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Is bone kinesthetic adaptation of bone innervation plastically developed in fingers and correlated joints of violist and pianist after long term practice?

Tan¹,

Li²,

Liu³

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Bone cells might be considered in response to the distribution of nerves in the periosteum, epiphysis and bone marrow.The sensory and sympathetic neurotransmitters have trophic effects critically on normal osteogenic differentiation and bone metabolism in bone development and regeneration. It could modulate bone regeneration, bone remodeling, and articular cartilage homeostasis to their classic neurological actions. With touching and hearing mediated osseoperception, sensation can be adapted from the mechanical stimulation of a bone-anchored prosthesis. Investigations of the influence of music on the human brain showed structural and functional cerebro-neuroplasticity emerge as a result of long-term musical practice, which may cause cognitive differences between non-musicians and musicians. Meanwhile, the physical mechanical hits and touch strings and keys of instruments hypothetically were considered to cause adaptability for professional musicians in their peripheral tissues, especially bone sensation of fingers and correlated joints. Music practice is bone-strengthening activity. We hypothesis that it produces sensation adaptation in the fingers and correlated joints of instrument players, especially musicians after tremendous training and practice. Both the bone, correlated joint and its innervation are adapted by neuroplasticity for something part of “hardware constructing” to accomplish music performance. We thought that neuroplasticity occurred both in central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. Besides of developed in soft tissues of subcutaneous, connective tissue, muscle, inter-tissue coordination through neuro-network may occur in bone innervation coupled with correlated joint for specialized music-practice-oriented neuroplasticity. Soft tissues, such as muscle and tendon cannot directly hit instrument with stiffness to generate sound and rhythmic. Functionally, innervated-bone as bio-mechanical device becomes sensory musical target bone.

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Musculoskeletal and Associated Conditions in the Instrumental Musician

Cited by 22 publications

References 161 publications

Assessment of the occurrence of musculoskeletal dysfunctions and pain among violinists

Assessment of the occurrence of musculoskeletal dysfunctions and pain among violinists

Computational Approaches to Music Motor Performance: Clustering of Percussion Kinematics Underlying Performance Style

Is bone kinesthetic adaptation of bone innervation plastically developed in fingers and correlated joints of violist and pianist after long term practice?

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