Prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal symptoms in symphony orchestra musicians vary by gender: a cross-sectional study
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...However, brass instrumentalists were reported to have the lowest prevalence rates of musculoskeletal complaints (Arnason et al. 2014; Leaver et al. 2011; Paarup et al. 2011; Abreu-Ramos and Micheo 2007; Kaneko et al. 2005; Roach et al. 1994; Kok et al. 2013a; Fishbein et al. 1988; Ackermann et al. 2012; Steinmetz et al. 2015)....
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...2011; Kaufman-Cohen and Ratzon 2011) used the questions based on the standardized Nordic Questionnaire (Leaver et al. 2011; Kuorinka et al. 1987; Fotiadis et al. 2013; Paarup et al. 2011; Engquist et al. 2004)....
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...A uniform definition of musculoskeletal complaints in the included studies was lacking; some authors used the definition of playing-related musculoskeletal complaints by Zaza et al. (1998) and Ackermann et al. (2012) (‘any pain, weakness, numbness, tingling, or other symptoms that interfere with your ability to play your instrument at the level you are accustomed to’), whereas others (Engquist et al. 2004; Leaver et al. 2011; Paarup et al. 2011; Kaufman-Cohen and Ratzon 2011) used the questions based on the standardized Nordic Questionnaire (Leaver et al. 2011; Kuorinka et al. 1987; Fotiadis et al. 2013; Paarup et al. 2011; Engquist et al. 2004)....
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...7 (0 .7 –4 .2 ) 1 3 Also the 12-month prevalence of 89 % among music academy students in the study of Kok et al. was comparable to the prevalence rates of orchestra musicians of Leaver et al. (2011) and Paarup et al. (2011), 86 and 88 % respectively....
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...…brass instrumentalists were reported to have the lowest prevalence rates of musculoskeletal complaints (Arnason et al. 2014; Leaver et al. 2011; Paarup et al. 2011; Abreu-Ramos and Micheo 2007; Kaneko et al. 2005; Roach et al. 1994; Kok et al. 2013a; Fishbein et al. 1988; Ackermann et al.…...
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..., who investigated musculoskeletal symptoms in 342 (78 % of the 441 approached musicians) Danish symphony orchestra players [21]....
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...Nevertheless, the prevalence rate of musculoskeletal pain is comparable to previous studies with similar [3] or higher response rates [9, 21]....
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...demonstrated that musculoskeletal symptoms [21] and musculoskeletal pain [3] in most anatomical regions were significantly associated with female gender....
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...Numbers for these smaller instrument groups in our study population are comparable to previous studies [3, 9, 21], but it is possible that inconsistent pain patterns between different studies might be caused by this phenomenon....
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...Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders in professional classical musicians mainly affect the neck and upper extremity locations as well as the lumbar spine [1, 3, 7, 9, 21]....
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...Injury rates are globally reported to be high in this profession (Middlestadt and Fishbein, 1989; Leaver et al., 2011; Paarup et al., 2011; Ackermann et al., 2012), and are thought to relate to the repetitive physical loads reflecting the particular demands of the instrument played....
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...For example, shoulder injuries occur frequently in violin and viola players (Leaver et al., 2011; Paarup et al., 2011; Ackermann et al., 2012), while orofacial and embouchure problems are common in brass players (Iltis and Givens, 2005; Fletcher, 2008; Frucht, 2009)....
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...The literature on common body regions of PRMDs experienced by musicians was used to identify target regions for strengthening (Roset-Llobet et al., 2000; Wu, 2007; Leaver et al., 2011; Paarup et al., 2011; Ackermann et al., 2012)....
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...Questions regarding musculoskeletal symptoms were adapted from the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire [24-26]....
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...Questions on musculoskeletal problems were mainly built on known questionnaires in order to have standardised results which could be compared to other groups [24,25,27]....
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...Hence, symphony orchestra musicians are likely to acquire work-related musculoskeletal problems, as static and repetitive work characteristics in many occupational settings have been associated with musculoskeletal disorders in the neck, back and upper extremities [16-20]....
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...Questions regarding musculoskeletal symptoms were adapted from the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire [24-26]....
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...Questions on musculoskeletal problems were mainly built on known questionnaires in order to have standardised results which could be compared to other groups [24,25,27]....
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...Dickinson CE, Campion K, Foster AF, Newman SJ, O’Rourke AM, Thomas PG: Questionnaire development: an examination of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire....
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