Movement patterns in tuba playing: comparison of an embouchure dystonia case with healthy professional tuba players using real-time MRI imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Musculoskeletal problems in professional brass musicians are very common and often involve the muscles of the embouchure. In rare cases, embouchure dystonia (EmD), a task-specific movement disorder with a wide symptomatic and phenotypic variability, occurs. Following trumpeters and horn players, professional tuba players with and without EmD have now been studied using the latest real-time MRI technology to better understand the underlying pathophysiology.

Materials and methods

In the present study, the tongue movement patterns of 11 healthy professional artists and one subject suffering from EmD were compared. The tongue position in the anterior, intermediary and posterior oral cavity were converted into pixel positions based on seven previously generated profi

SUBMITTER: Nelkenstock R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10206072 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature