Guidelines in designing a warm up program for the prevention of playing related musculoskeletal disorder among instrumentalists
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Playing related musculoskeletal disorder (PRMD) is common among instrumentalists, professionals, amateurs and music students with a prevalence ranging from 39-47% with an impact on playing and performance.This is synonymous to the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among other work population.Risk factors such as lack of warm ups, awkward posture, long playing hours and bad techniques has been consistently indicated as risk factors influencing the incidence of PRMDs among instrumentalists.The aim of this study is to design a warm up programme for instrumentalists.The study population and sample are instrumentalists at the Centre for Performing Arts, University of the Western Cape.A cross sectional study design with a quantitative approach was utilized in this study to determine the prevalence, severity, distribution of PRMDs and its association with quality of life.All the instrumentalists learning or playing a musical instrument of the Centre for Performing Arts was approached to participate in this study.In the first phase of the study, a self administered questionnaire was used to collect data regarding prevalence, distribution and the severity of PRMDs and health related quality of life.The instruments for this study are the standard NORDIC questionnaire for musculoskeletal disorders to determine pain distribution and prevalence, the visual analogue scale to determine the pain severity and the WHOQOL -BREF, a quality of life questionnaire and an adapted questionnaire to determine the knowledge of instrumentalists about injury prevention strategies.The second phase of the study, a systematic review of evidence was done on the pattern of warm up and practice habits of instrumentalists.The third phase of the study to design the content of the study was done using a Delphi study.The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for descriptive and inferential statistics.Chi square was used to determine the association of prevalence, distribution and severity on quality of life.Alpha level was set at 0.05.Ethical clearance and permission to conduct study was sought, written informed throughout the period for this degree.Her support, encouragement, guidance, sincerity and confidence in me have enabled me to understand and achieve this feat in my career.I am grateful ma"am and I am so sure that without her, it would have been much more difficult to complete this programme in such a time.Professors Jose Frantz and Rhoda, for their tutor of research methodology, the classes really helped in the short and long run of this research and I am going to keep those lessons for the rest of my life.Michael Rowe, thank you for the organizational and creative thoughts you shared with us, it made life easier for me in the writing of this thesis.I give credit to the students and staff of the Centre of the Performing Arts, University of the Western Cape for their support, especially the Belhar Primary, and their teacher, Ann.I appreciate you all and I enjoyed every moment spent at the Centre.My family supported me with everything I needed throughout the period of my Masters studies and I am grateful to each of them for their prayers
Author: Adedayo Tunde Ajidahun
Language: English
Subfield: Rehabilitation
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2277324608