An investigation in to the awareness of Osteopathy in amateur, student and professional guitarists
Item
- Title
- An investigation in to the awareness of Osteopathy in amateur, student and professional guitarists
- Author(s)
- Harmes Paul
- Abstract
- Background: Playing the guitar can place stresses upon the musculo-skeletal system due to the high levels of precision and repetition of movement. Research has been done to assess injuries in guitarists but little research on what treatments guitarists may choose and to what extent they may be aware of osteopathic care. Objectives: To survey guitar players at amateur, student and professional level to ascertain incidence and severity of guitar-related injuries, treatment choice and awareness of osteopathy. Differences between the 3 groups were assessed. Results: 150 questionnaires were distributed and 72 were returned, a 48% response rate. 83% of guitarists reported pain related to playing guitar. Of these, 53% sought professional health advice, and 20% had seen an osteopath. Conclusion: Injury rates in these guitar players were very high (83%), though the severity of symptoms was relatively low. Students were at the most risk, and the wrists were the most symptomatic area. Awareness of osteopathy was low, especially in the student demographic.
- Abstract
- Background: Playing the guitar can place stresses upon the musculo-skeletal system due to the high levels of precision and repetition of movement. Research has been done to assess injuries in guitarists but little research on what treatments guitarists may choose and to what extent they may be aware of osteopathic care. Objectives: To survey guitar players at amateur, student and professional level to ascertain incidence and severity of guitar-related injuries, treatment choice and awareness of osteopathy. Differences between the 3 groups were assessed. Results: 150 questionnaires were distributed and 72 were returned, a 48% response rate. 83% of guitarists reported pain related to playing guitar. Of these, 53% sought professional health advice, and 20% had seen an osteopath. Conclusion: Injury rates in these guitar players were very high (83%), though the severity of symptoms was relatively low. Students were at the most risk, and the wrists were the most symptomatic area. Awareness of osteopathy was low, especially in the student demographic.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2010
- Date Submitted
- 31.5.2011 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 14927
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- musicians, injury, guitarists, pain, osteopathy, awareness
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Harmes Paul, “An investigation in to the awareness of Osteopathy in amateur, student and professional guitarists”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1825