Efficacy of Therapeutic Exercise in Reducing Pain in Instrumental Musicians: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Playing-related pain poses a significant health concern for musicians, often impacting their ability to perform. Therapeutic exercise emerges as a viable approach to alleviate these symptoms, offering a low-cost intervention with minimal side effects. This review seeks to examine and assess the effi...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) 2024-07, Vol.12 (13), p.1340
Main Authors: Iglesias-Carrasco, Cristina, de-la-Casa-Almeida, María, Suárez-Serrano, Carmen, Benítez-Lugo, Maria-Luisa, Medrano-Sánchez, Esther M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Chronic pain
Clinical trials
Evaluation
Exercise
Exercise therapy
Injuries
instrumentalist musicians
Intervention
Meta-analysis
Musical instruments
Musicians
Musicians & conductors
Pain
Patient outcomes
physical activity
Physical fitness
physical therapy
Questionnaires
Systematic review
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Summary:Playing-related pain poses a significant health concern for musicians, often impacting their ability to perform. Therapeutic exercise emerges as a viable approach to alleviate these symptoms, offering a low-cost intervention with minimal side effects. This review seeks to examine and assess the efficacy of therapeutic exercise in reducing pain intensity among instrumental musicians. Three major databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus) were systematically searched from November 2023 to June 2024. The inclusion criteria required studies to be randomized clinical trials focusing on pain intensity in instrumental musicians, published in the last 10 years. Two independent researchers assessed the characteristics and methodological quality of the selected studies. Out of 305 identified studies, 15 underwent full-text reviews, with 5 ultimately included in the analysis. The total participant count was 273, with an average intervention duration of 32.5 min per session, twice weekly for eight weeks. Overall, therapeutic exercise interventions demonstrated favorable effects, with three studies exhibiting good methodological quality. The meta-analysis revealed significant positive results favoring exercise in reducing pain intensity, with positive responses observed across all clinical populations, so therapeutic exercise appears to be an effective approach for reducing pain intensity in musicians experiencing playing-related pain.
ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare12131340