An exploration into Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PRMDs) in Indian Classical Instrumental Musicians who play sitting on the floor
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- Title
- An exploration into Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PRMDs) in Indian Classical Instrumental Musicians who play sitting on the floor
- Title
- An exploration into Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PRMDs) in Indian Classical Instrumental Musicians who play sitting on the floor
- Author(s)
- Dehala Manjot
- Abstract
- Objective: To identify whether there was an association between playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) and low back pain (LBP) or other musculoskeletal disorders (MSK) disorders in Indian musicians who perform sitting on the floor. Design: A quantitative questionnaire survey of professional and non-professional musicians, of different ages and genders, who played a range of instruments. Respondents completed an adapted questionnaire and Pain Box Intensity Scale (Jensen, et al 2003) to assess a broad spectrum of MSK symptoms. Method: Two hundred questionnaires were sent via post to participants who were randomly selected from two chosen communities. Results: A response rate of 49% (n=98) was achieved. There is a prevalence of 72% PRMDs in Indian classical musicians. Also, people with low back pain practiced for longer than musicians without low back pain (med = 3-4 hours) reported musculoskeletal symptoms. 63% sought treatment and 81.8% experienced pain relief/reduction; data showed 62.7% relief was from hands-on therapy with a combination of 37.2% relief from ice/heat therapy. Conclusion: The findings from the study found an insight into participants’ prevalence of PRMDs from multiples factors (i.e. duration, student/professional, posture) and the modes of treatment that were sought and successful.
- Abstract
- Objective: To identify whether there was an association between playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) and low back pain (LBP) or other musculoskeletal disorders (MSK) disorders in Indian musicians who perform sitting on the floor. Design: A quantitative questionnaire survey of professional and non-professional musicians, of different ages and genders, who played a range of instruments. Respondents completed an adapted questionnaire and Pain Box Intensity Scale (Jensen, et al 2003) to assess a broad spectrum of MSK symptoms. Method: Two hundred questionnaires were sent via post to participants who were randomly selected from two chosen communities. Results: A response rate of 49% (n=98) was achieved. There is a prevalence of 72% PRMDs in Indian classical musicians. Also, people with low back pain practiced for longer than musicians without low back pain (med = 3-4 hours) reported musculoskeletal symptoms. 63% sought treatment and 81.8% experienced pain relief/reduction; data showed 62.7% relief was from hands-on therapy with a combination of 37.2% relief from ice/heat therapy. Conclusion: The findings from the study found an insight into participants’ prevalence of PRMDs from multiples factors (i.e. duration, student/professional, posture) and the modes of treatment that were sought and successful.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2011
- Date Submitted
- 3.2.2012 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 15050
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- PRMDs, Indian musicians, instruments, low back pain
- Recommended
- 0
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- Thesis
Dehala Manjot, “An exploration into Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PRMDs) in Indian Classical Instrumental Musicians who play sitting on the floor”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1786