Frequency, severity and predictors of playing-related musculoskeletal pain in professional orchestral musicians in Germany

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 965-973

  Steinmetz, A ^a,b   Scheffer, I ^c   Esmer, E ^a   Delank, K S ^a   Peroz, I ^d  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Sana Kliniken Sommerfeld   (Germany)

^c HELIOS KLINIKEN SCHWERIN   (Germany)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal pain; Musicians; Occupational disorders; Playing related musculoskeletal disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MUSIC; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MUSIC; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84891478680     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-013-2470-5     Document Type: Article

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