Trial reportPloS one2018
The correlation between upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and joint kinematics, playing habits and hand span during playing among piano students.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The biomechanics of piano playing: a systematic review of kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographic literature.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Antagonistic muscular co-contraction for skilled, healthy piano technique: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Performance-Related Pain Among Professional Orchestra Musicians-The First Portuguese Nationwide Study (POMPS).European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Performance-Related Pain Among Musicians: A Multicenter Study Using Validated Tools.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for Musicians: Assessment of Patient-Related Outcomes among Professional Orchestra Musicians in Poland-A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Development and Initial Validation of the First Questionnaire to Evaluate Performance-related Pain Among Musicians with Different Backgrounds: Performance-related Pain Among Musicians Questionnaire (PPAM).Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- A first step towards a framework for interventions for individual working practice to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- An Examination of Trunk and Right-Hand Coordination in Piano Performance: A Case Comparison of Three Pianists.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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- Regional Differences in Mitochondrial Capacity in the Finger Flexors of Piano Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2019Article
- Relationship between Information and Communication Device Usage and Development of Hand Disorders.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveWe aimed to investigate the correlations between Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Symptoms (MSD) and joint kinematics while playing the piano, as well as correlations between MSD and psychosocial, professional and personal habits, and bio-demographic risk factors of piano students.
methodThis cross-sectional study included 15 piano students. The research tools included 3D motion capture, anthropometric measurements, and questionnaires for obtaining data about MSD, psychological, and personal factors.
resultsThe piano students recruited for this study experienced a variety of MSD during the past 12 months, with a particularly high prevalence of neck pain (80%). Extreme wrist extension and/or elbow flexion while playing the piano also correlated with MSD. Additionally, this study identified correlations between MSD and hand span (r = -.69, p≤.004) and number of playing hours per week (r = .58, p≤.024).
conclusionsAnthropometric factors and playing patterns should be considered together with well-known MSD risk factors, like extreme and repetitive movements. However, considering each joint singularly might not be sufficient to prevent the development of MSD when instructing the piano player; accordingly, joint synchronization should also be considered.
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