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Possible relation between instrument playing and occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders among guitarists and pianists
Trněná, Gabriela ; Pospíšilová, Mariana (advisor) ; Tolar, Jan (referee)
Playing a musical instrument requires hours of exposure to a fixed position and a performance of greatly repeated movements. This excessive physical load in combination with other factors can often result in playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD). This thesis specifies the definition of PRMD, clarifies the idea of musician's medicine as a fairly new specialization, titles the most commonly occurring medical conditions and risk factors in musicians with an emphasis on guitarists (classical and electric guitar players) and pianists. It also offers recommendations on how to play these instruments with respect to the ergonomics. The aim of practical part of the thesis was to find the possible relation between PRMD and instrument playing among guitarists and pianists in the last 12 months. It was composed of three parts: questionnaire of musculoskeletal disorders, clinical examination and video-analysis of instrument playing. The study surveyed 401 guitarists and pianists without specified instrumental level. 19 of these participated in the clinical examination. The analysis of questionnaire data revealed PRMD in 55,6 % musicians mainly localized in neck (19,8 %); more specifically, in pianists in neck and both hands (equally 27,4 %); however, in guitarists in left hand (18,6 %). Asymmetry has...
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Possible relation between instrument playing and occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders among guitarists and pianists
Trněná, Gabriela ; Pospíšilová, Mariana (advisor) ; Tolar, Jan (referee)
Playing a musical instrument requires hours of exposure to a fixed position and a performance of greatly repeated movements. This excessive physical load in combination with other factors can often result in playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD). This thesis specifies the definition of PRMD, clarifies the idea of musician's medicine as a fairly new specialization, titles the most commonly occurring medical conditions and risk factors in musicians with an emphasis on guitarists (classical and electric guitar players) and pianists. It also offers recommendations on how to play these instruments with respect to the ergonomics. The aim of practical part of the thesis was to find the possible relation between PRMD and instrument playing among guitarists and pianists in the last 12 months. It was composed of three parts: questionnaire of musculoskeletal disorders, clinical examination and video-analysis of instrument playing. The study surveyed 401 guitarists and pianists without specified instrumental level. 19 of these participated in the clinical examination. The analysis of questionnaire data revealed PRMD in 55,6 % musicians mainly localized in neck (19,8 %); more specifically, in pianists in neck and both hands (equally 27,4 %); however, in guitarists in left hand (18,6 %). Asymmetry has...
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