The Role of Handedness and Extrainstrumental Burdens on the Course of Musicians' Dystonia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigated the impact of extrainstrumental workload on musician's dystonia (MD) and its relationship with playing ability by testing whether dystonia onset is more severe in the dominant hand and whether improvement during treatment depends on which hand is affected, the dominant or nondominant.

Methods

A total of 151 patients with dominant-hand MD and 92 with nondominant hand MD were assessed for their ability to play at dystonia onset (T0) and after treatment (T1).

Results

There was no significant difference in playing ability at onset between the groups. Significant improvement and a greater change in playing ability were observed in the dominant-hand group. We found no difference in the proportional frequency of right-handed and left-handed

SUBMITTER: Doll-Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12580728 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature