Musckloskeletal US
Conditions
Keywords
Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders, PRMDs, musicians
Brief summary
Research conducted at the Faculty of Physiotherapy, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, examines musculoskeletal disorders among instrumental musicians. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Polish Physiotherapy Associationon (Resolution No. 05/06/2025) on June 11, 2025. The application form includes QuickDASH software enabling the functioning of the system and the MPIIQM-P system, which monitors the functioning of the musculoskeletal system and its impact on everyday musical performance.
Detailed description
Participants are recruited via email and through Facebook groups and other social media platforms dedicated to musicians. If a participant agrees to participate in the study but is unable to complete the online survey, , a paper version will be made available. Participants are asked to complete a voluntary survey consisting of three parts: 1/ metric data (age, gender, education, place of residence), 2/ questions about their instrument playing (type, instrument, duration and intensity of playing, etc.), and 3/ questions about musculoskeletal complaints using the QuickDASH (Upper Limb Disability Questionnaire) and the MPIIQM (Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for Musicians).
Interventions
OTHERSurvey using a questionnaire.
the QuickDASH questionnaire assessing the function of the upper limb and the MPIIQM-P questionnaire assessing the intensity of musculoskeletal pain and its impact on the musician's daily functioning
Sponsors
The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* consent to participate in the study, * over 18 years of age, * professionally active musician - instrumentalist or musician-hobbyist not working as a professionalist musician
Exclusion criteria
* lack of consent to participate in the study, age under 18, * artist - singer, * pregnancy, * active cancer, * acute viral, bacterial or other infections, * current exacerbation of chronic diseases or other conditions that may affect playing the instrument (e.g. osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, etc.), * previous surgeries and serious injuries of the musculoskeletal system (e.g. road accidents) within the last 5 years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| intensity of musculoskeletal pain and its impact on musican' daily functioning | through study completion, an average of 6 months | — |
| Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) | through study completion, an average of 6 motnths | Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among musicians |
Countries
Poland
Contacts
CONTACTLaura Piejko, PhD
CONTACTJulia Duda, MSc
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORLaura Piejko, PhD
The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland
Outcome results
None listed