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dc.creatorFotiadis, D. G.en
dc.creatorFotiadou, E. G.en
dc.creatorKokaridas, D. G.en
dc.creatorMylonas, A. C.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-23T10:26:39Z
dc.date.available2015-11-23T10:26:39Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.issn8851158
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11615/27515
dc.description.abstractThis study was designed to investigate the frequency of musculoskeletal disorders among musicians in a professional-level symphony orchestra in Greece. The sample consisted of 147 musicians (97 men, 50 women) of the Athens and Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra. The mean age of the musicians was 38.97 years (range 24 to 67, SD 9.68), while the years of experience in the orchestra ranged from 1 to 35 (mean 14.2, SD 8.47). The data were collected with the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire, which records the frequency of musculoskeletal disorders. Our results showed a very high percentage (81.6%) of the musicians had suffered at least once, during their professional career, some kind of musculoskeletal disorder that was associated with pain or discomfort and was directly related to their profession. More than twothirds of the musicians had also suffered a problem in the hand and neck areas during the last 12 months. Musculoskeletal disorders appeared to be related to gender, age, kind of instrument played, and duration of rehearsing/performing, along with previous experience. In summary, there is a high frequency of injury among professional- level musicians in Greece reported in our study, highlighting the obvious need to develop prevention programs. © 2013 Science & Medicine.en
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dc.subjectadulten
dc.subjectageen
dc.subjectageden
dc.subjectarticleen
dc.subjectcareeren
dc.subjectelbow diseaseen
dc.subjectfemaleen
dc.subjectgenderen
dc.subjectGreeceen
dc.subjecthand diseaseen
dc.subjecthumanen
dc.subjectjob experienceen
dc.subjectLikert scaleen
dc.subjectmajor clinical studyen
dc.subjectmaleen
dc.subjectmiddle ageden
dc.subjectmouth diseaseen
dc.subjectmusculoskeletal diseaseen
dc.subjectmusculoskeletal painen
dc.subjectmusicianen
dc.subjectoccupational accidenten
dc.subjectpilot studyen
dc.subjectprevalenceen
dc.subjectquestionnaireen
dc.subjectshoulder diseaseen
dc.subjectspine diseaseen
dc.subjectStandardized Nordic Questionnaireen
dc.subjectwrist diseaseen
dc.subjectyoung adulten
dc.subjectage distributionen
dc.subjectarmen
dc.subjectkneeen
dc.subjectmusicen
dc.subjectnecken
dc.subjectoccupational diseaseen
dc.subjectoccupational exposureen
dc.subjectpathophysiologyen
dc.subjectrisk factoren
dc.subjectseverity of illness indexen
dc.subjectsex ratioen
dc.subjectstatisticsen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectMusculoskeletal Diseasesen
dc.subjectOccupational Diseasesen
dc.subjectPilot Projectsen
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen
dc.subjectSex Distributionen
dc.subjectUpper Extremityen
dc.titlePrevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in professional symphony orchestra musicians in Greeceen
dc.typejournalArticleen


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