Abstract
Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate 1) the prevalence of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) in a music college students, 2) factors associated with the PRMDs at different body sites across all instrument types, and 3) also instrument-specific risk factors. Methods: 197 out of 364 music students (54.1%) of Seoul National University majoring in piano, wind, string and Korean traditional instruments participated in the study. The self-assessment questionnaires were administered to assess the prevalence and risk factors of PRMDs. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regressions. Results: The prevalence of self-perceived symptoms of PRMDs was 67.0%. While there was no significant difference in prevalence by instrument types in the Chi-square test, PRMDs were significantly associated with the instrument types, between the Korean and wind groups, in multivariate analyses (p Conclusion: This study showed the difference in risk factors for PRMDs by instrument types. This understanding will facilitate the development of effective management and prevention programs for music students.
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