Work postures and neck-shoulder pain among orchestra musicians

• Published in: American journal of industrial medicine Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 370 - 376
• Main Authors: Nyman, Teresia, Wiktorin, Christina, Mulder, Marie, Johansson, Yvonne Liljeholm
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.05.2007; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; exposure assessment; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases - epidemiology; Music; musicians; Neck Pain - epidemiology; neck-shoulder pain; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology; performing arts medicine; Posture - physiology; Prevalence; Shoulder Pain - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Sweden - epidemiology; work related; Sweden; Europe; Human; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Orchestra; musicians; Painful shoulder; exposure assessment; performing arts medicine; Occupational exposure; work related; Posture; neck-shoulder pain; Pain; Shoulder; Musician; Neck; Occupational medicine

Background The purpose of the present study was to identify associations between a work posture with elevated arm position, duration of active playing time, and neck–shoulder pain among orchestra musicians. Methods In this study, with a cross‐sectional study design, a total of 235 subjects from 12 S...