Musicians injuries: Upper quarter motor control deficits in musicians with prolonged symptoms - A case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Case-control study.

Background

A large number of student and professional musicians are affected by long term playing related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMSDs) during their career, with prevalence rates above 80%.

Objective

To investigate if there were differences between musicians with and without prolonged symptoms of upper quarter PRMSDs in the presence of: (1) scapular dyskinesis; (2) cervical motor control and endurance deficits.

Methods

Seventy-two musicians (24 males; 48 females) were matched based on sex, type of instrument and average hours played per week and assigned to one of two groups: A symptomatic group (mean age 23.3 ± 8.2 years) with history of prolonged PRMSDs (constant symptoms lasting more than one week) during the past year;

SUBMITTER: Silva FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6015783 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature