Variation in occupational exposure associated with musculoskeletal complaints: a cross-sectional study among professional bassists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Variation in occupational exposure is assumed to have a protective effect against the development of musculoskeletal complaints (MSC), but this common assumption is not strongly supported by the literature. Among musicians, who have a high prevalence of MSC, many play more than one type of instrument (multi-instrumentalism) for many hours a day. Since multi-instrumentalism implies greater variation in ergonomic load of specific musculoskeletal areas than mono-instrumentalism, musicians are a suitable study population to test whether the above assumption is true.

Purpose

To investigate in a sample of professional bass players whether multi-instrumentalists are less likely to have MSC than mono-instrumentalists.

Methods

Participants were 141 professional and

SUBMITTER: Woldendorp KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5797213 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature