Prevalence of musculoskelatal disorders among instrumental musicians at a Center for Performing Arts in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorAdjidahun, Adedayo Tunde
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Julie
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-06T09:11:28Z
dc.date.available2017-07-06T09:11:28Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) is high in various countries of the world, but there is a paucity of literature in Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of PRMDs among instrumentalists in South Africa, with specific objectives in determining the distribution, symptoms, and pain severity. The self-administered Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to collect information from the participants regarding the lifetime and current prevalence and the distribution of PRMD symptoms. A visual analog scale was used to collect information on the severity of pain, while the questionnaire designed by Blackie, Stone, and Tiernan (1999) was used to collect information on the symptoms of the PRMDs. Twenty participants took part in this study, and the respondents reported a lifetime prevalence (over a period of 12 months) of PRMDs as 14 out of 17 and the current prevalence (in the last 7 days) as 4. Pain severity was mostly mild, and the most affected region was in the upper extremities, with the shoulders being the most affected. Tightening and soreness were the most reported symptom of PRMDs. The prevalence of PRMDs among this population was high, although severity was mild, with the upper extremities being the most affected area.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationAjidahun, A. T. & Phillips, J. (2013). Prevalence of musculoskelatal disorders among instrumental musicians at a Center for Performing Arts in South Africa. Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 28(2): 96-9en_US
dc.identifier.issn0885-1158
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3050
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherScience & Medicineen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published in Medical Problems of Performing Artists
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectPrevalence of musculoskeletal disordersen_US
dc.subjectInstrumental musiciansen_US
dc.subjectCenter for Performing Artsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of musculoskelatal disorders among instrumental musicians at a Center for Performing Arts in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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