Work postures and neck-shoulder pain among orchestra musicians

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...

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Published in:American journal of industrial medicine 2007-05, Vol.50 (5), p.370-376
Main Authors: Nyman, Teresia, Wiktorin, Christina, Mulder, Marie, Johansson, Yvonne Liljeholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
exposure assessment
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
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
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Summary: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 Swedish orchestras were categorized into four exposure groups according to arm position and duration of active playing time. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate odds ratios (OR) for neck–shoulder pain in the four exposure groups. Results A higher prevalence of neck–shoulder pain were found in the groups “elevated arm position, 3 hr per workday” [OR 5.35 (1.96–14.62)] compared to the group “neutral arm position,
ISSN:0271-3586
1097-0274
DOI:10.1002/ajim.20454