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Work postures and neck–shoulder pain among orchestra musicians
Author(s) -
Nyman Teresia,
Wiktorin Christina,
Mulder Marie,
Johansson Yvonne Liljeholm
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.20454
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , neck pain , logistic regression , hand position , physical medicine and rehabilitation , odds ratio , alternative medicine , pathology , computer science , computer vision
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 , <2 hr per workday” [OR 4.15 (1.30–13.22)], and “ elevated arm position , > 3 hr per workday ” [OR 5.35 (1.96–14.62)] compared to the group “ neutral arm position , <2 hr per workday” . Conclusions Musicians working in an elevated arm position (e.g., violinists, violists, flutists, and trumpet players) had a higher prevalence of neck–shoulder pain than those working in a more neutral position. Am. J. Ind. Med. 50:370–376, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.