ArticleMusculoskeletal science & practice2018
Musicians injuries: Upper quarter motor control deficits in musicians with prolonged symptoms - A case-control study.
Article in Musculoskeletal science & practice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02267395 (Scapular and Cervical Neuromuscular Deficits in Musicians With and Without Playing Related Musculoskeletal Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Scapular and Cervical Neuromuscular Deficits in Musicians With and Without Playing Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Case Control Study.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk Factors to Persistent Pain Following Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Immediate effect of exercises of scapular stabilization on shoulder and forearm muscle activation patterns while playing the violin (New exercises to strengthen musicians-Part II).Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Is it Time to Normalize Scapular Dyskinesis? The Incidence of Scapular Dyskinesis in Those With and Without Symptoms: a Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Does forward head posture change subacromial space in active or passive arm elevation?The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2021Article
- Relationship between Neuromuscular Mechanosensitivity and Chronic Neck Pain in Guitarists: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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designCase-control study.
backgroundA large number of student and professional musicians are affected by long term playing related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMSDs) during their career, with prevalence rates above 80%.
objectiveTo investigate if there were differences between musicians with and without prolonged symptoms of upper quarter PRMSDs in the presence of: (1) scapular dyskinesis; (2) cervical motor control and endurance deficits.
methodsSeventy-two musicians (24 males; 48 females) were matched based on sex, type of instrument and average hours played per week and assigned to one of two groups: A symptomatic group (mean age 23.3 ± 8.2 years) with history of prolonged PRMSDs (constant symptoms lasting more than one week) during the past year; and a control group (mean age 25 ± 10.5 years) with no history of PRMSDs lasting more than one week. Musicians completed a questionnaire and underwent clinical testing for the presence of scapular dyskinesis and cervical motor control and endurance deficits using the following tests: (1) cervical flexor endurance test; (2) scapular dyskinesis test; and (3) craniocervical flexion test. Assessor blinding as to group assignment was ensured.
resultsParticipants in the symptomatic group presented with a statistically significant higher prevalence of positive scapular dyskinesis (P < .0001; OR = 7.8) and lower scores for the craniocervical flexion test (P < .0001).
conclusionMusicians with prolonged symptoms of PRMSDs presented with higher prevalence of scapular and cervical motor control deficits detected by standard clinical tests when compared to the control group. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapy, level 4. CLINICALTRIALS. GOV IDENTIFIER: NCT02267395.
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