title: [Problems of the musculoskeletal system in amateur orchestra musicians under special consideration of the hand and wrist].
abstract: Studies on professional orchestra musicians have shown a high incidence of physical problems mainly on the level of the musculoskeletal system. At the same time, the individual instrument groups differ in the types and patterns of complaints. So far, no study on amateur orchestra musicians has been conducted. We therefore interviewed the 130 members of the "Bayerisches Arzteorchester", all members being amateur musicians. The complaints were documented and compared with those of professional orchestra musicians. 84 % of the musicians had physical problems, 74 % involving the musculoskeletal system. The high string players suffered mainly from shoulder-neck problems, cellists and bassists complained of neck and lumbar spine problems. Wind players suffered at the spine and woodwind players at individual digits. The hand was affected in 39 % of the musicians. The complaints voiced by amateur musicians are essentially identical with those found in professional musicians.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Regensburg im Bayerischen Rheuma- und Orthopädie-Zentrum, gemeinnützige GmbH des BRK Bad Abbach, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Siemon
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Borisch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D005858:Germany; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009146:Music; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012307:Risk Factors; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation
vernacular_title: Beschwerden an Halte- und Bewegungsorganen routinierter Amateur-Orchestermusiker unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Hand und des Handgelenkes*