Overuse Syndrome

Fry, Hunter J. H.

doi:10.1201/b14694-13

Cited by 6 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 2 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Females reported more problems than males (68% of females to 47% of males). The rates of reported problems in Lockwood's study were similar to rates reported by professional musicians in Fry (1986). Lockwood recommended that "teachers need to take special care to foster proper technique, especially in girls, and to teach their students that pain is a symptom of injury that is potentially dangerous to their careers.…”

Section: School-aged Childrensupporting

confidence: 58%

Teachers, Learners and Programs in String Education: A Review of Research

Hamann

2000

String Research Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Developing an effective string education system is the goal of educators and researchers alike. In order to do this educators need to be made aware of how students learn, what student attitudes affect learning and retention, and how effective programs address the many issues facing string educators. The purposes of this paper are to describe research related to the aptitude, attitude and achievement of individuals in string teaching/learning situations, to present research that describes interference to string learning such as injury, and to describe effective string programs both past and present. The paper is divided into three sections. The first section presents research related to string teaching while the second section focuses on string learners from preschool through adult. The third section describes both current and historical string programs.

show abstract

Section: School-aged Childrensupporting

confidence: 58%

Teachers, Learners and Programs in String Education: A Review of Research

Hamann

2000

String Research Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…As a parallel finding, cortical reorganization has also been reported in the somatosensory areas of patients with chronic pain 31, 32. In musicians, pain syndromes often result from repetitive strain 33. Animal studies have shown degradation of hand representations in monkeys with repetitive strain injury resulting in focal hand dystonia 34.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 73%

Anxiety in musicians with focal dystonia and those with chronic pain

2004

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Psychological conditions were studied in 20 musicians with focal dystonia and compared with 20 musicians with chronic pain and 30 healthy musicians using the Freiburg Personality Inventory and the Questionnaire for Competence and Control Orientations. Additional questionnaires focused on perfectionism and anxiety particularly with regard to the dynamics of these psychological features. Musicians with focal dystonia and those with chronic pain more often displayed anxiety than controls. In both patient groups, anxiety was present before onset of the playing-related disorder. Dystonic musicians additionally showed higher levels of perfectionism than controls, which was not observed in musicians with chronic pain.

show abstract

“…The importance of planning out private practice for the prevention of PRMDs is suggested by various authors ( Zaza, 1994 ; Green et al, 2000 ). Even professional musicians may not consider that challenging and higher intensity repertoire should be practiced in shorter durations with frequent rest breaks or with easier repertoire in between ( Fry, 2000 ) to avoid muscle fatigue. While professional orchestral musicians often have limited flexibility in their private practice schedule, wherever possible, distributing the total private practice schedule through the day ( Green et al, 2000 ) will ensure that there is adequate rest and recovery for the body, and allows for better skill refinement and consolidation ( Donovan and Radosevich, 1999 ; Robertson et al, 2004 ; Lee and Wishart, 2005 ).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evidence-informed physical therapy management of performance-related musculoskeletal disorders in musicians

Chan

Ackermann

2014

Front. Psychol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Playing a musical instrument at an elite level is a highly complex motor skill. The regular daily training loads resulting from practice, rehearsals and performances place great demands on the neuromusculoskeletal systems of the body. As a consequence, performance-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) are globally recognized as common phenomena amongst professional orchestral musicians. These disorders create a significant financial burden to individuals and orchestras as well as lead to serious consequences to the musicians’ performance and ultimately their career. Physical therapists are experts in treating musculoskeletal injuries and are ideally placed to apply their skills to manage PRMDs in this hyper-functioning population, but there is little available evidence to guide specific injury management approaches. An Australia-wide survey of professional orchestral musicians revealed that the musicians attributed excessively high or sudden increase in playing-load as major contributors to their PRMDs. Therefore, facilitating musicians to better manage these loads should be a cornerstone of physical therapy management. The Sound Practice orchestral musicians work health and safety project used formative and process evaluation approaches to develop evidence-informed and clinically applicable physical therapy interventions, ultimately resulting in favorable outcomes. After these methodologies were employed, the intervention studies were conducted with a national cohort of professional musicians including: health education, onsite injury management, cross-training exercise regimes, performance postural analysis, and music performance biomechanics feedback. The outcomes of all these interventions will be discussed alongside a focussed review on the existing literature of these management strategies. Finally, a framework for best-practice physical therapy management of PRMDs in musicians will be provided.

show abstract

Overuse Syndrome

Cited by 6 publications

References 2 publications

Teachers, Learners and Programs in String Education: A Review of Research

Teachers, Learners and Programs in String Education: A Review of Research

Anxiety in musicians with focal dystonia and those with chronic pain

Evidence-informed physical therapy management of performance-related musculoskeletal disorders in musicians

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About