Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders in musicians: a systematic review of incidence and prevalence

C Zaza - Cmaj, 1998 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders cause pain, disability and loss of
employment for many workers, including musicians. Although performing arts medicine is a …

Normalization of surface EMG amplitude from the upper trapezius muscle in ergonomic studies—a review

SE Mathiassen, J Winkel, GM Hägg - Journal of electromyography and …, 1995 - Elsevier
Surface electromyographic (EMG) amplitude from the upper trapezius muscle is widely used
as a measure of shoulder-neck load in ergonomic studies. A variety of methods for …

Musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions of instrumental musicians

FJ Bejjani, GM Kaye, M Benham - Archives of physical medicine and …, 1996 - Elsevier
Performing Arts Medicine is a broad field that includes the study of medical conditions and
injuries incurred by dancers, instrumental musicians, and vocalists. This article summarizes …

A systematic review of prevalence and risk factors associated with playing-related musculoskeletal disorders in pianists

P Bragge, A Bialocerkowski… - Occupational Medicine, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) are a recognized problem
amongst instrumental musicians. Although pianists are prominent in data regarding …

Playing-related musculoskeletal problems in children learning instrumental music: the association between problem location and gender, age, and music exposure …

S Ranelli, L Straker, A Smith - Medical Problems of Performing …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
PURPOSE: Playing-related musculoskeletal problems (PRMP) are common in adult
musicians, and risk factors include gender, music exposure, and particularly instrument type …

Evaluation of handgrip force from EMG measurements

J Duque, D Masset, J Malchaire - Applied ergonomics, 1995 - Elsevier
A series of experiments were performed in order to investigate whether estimates of
handgrip force could be derived with fair accuracy from surface EMG levels recorded on the …

Exposure assessment of risk factors for disorders of the back in occupational epidemiology

A Burdorf - Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 1992 - JSTOR
This review describes methods for assessing exposure to postural load of the back in
occupational epidemiologie studies. Eighty-one original articles were selected that …

Demonstration of the relationship between MSD and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

KT Karingada, M Sony - Journal of Applied Research in Higher …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown has caught many educational institutions by
surprise and warranted an abrupt migration from offline to online learning. This has resulted …

Predictors of pain and other musculoskeletal symptoms among professional instrumental musicians: elucidating specific effects

J Davies, S Mangion - Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 2002 - ingentaconnect.com
Professional instrumental musicians are known to be vulnerable to playing-related pain and
other musculoskeletal symptoms. The present study was concerned with comprehensively …

[PDF][PDF] The prevalence of playing‐related musculoskeletal disorders in relation to piano players' playing techniques and practising strategies

L Allsop, T Ackland - Music Performance Research, 2010 - musicperformanceresearch.org
This study focused on the motor skills and practice strategies employed by piano players in
relation to playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs). A questionnaire was …