title: Body pain in classical choral singers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify and characterize the presence of body pain related to voice usage in choral singers.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire investigating the occurrence of voice problems, vocal self-evaluation, and a report of body aches was given to 50 classical choral singers and 150 participants who were non-singers. Thirteen types of aches were investigated that were distributed into two groups: larynx proximal ache (temporomandibular joint, tongue, sore throat, neck, back of the neck, shoulder, and pain while speaking) and distal ache (headache, backache, chest, arms, hands, and ear ache).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Classical choral singers had less presence of pain than the general population. The most related pain types reported in singers were sore throat, chest, and shoulder, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reduced vocal signs of pain in singers may suggest that singers can benefit from vocal training once they have better voice usage due to voice practice, offering a protective -effect to the development of voice disorders since voice training builds up a better musculoskeletal endurance.
authors.forename: Thays
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vaiano
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Guerrieri
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behlau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D010146:Pain / Q000145:classification; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012647:Self-Assessment; D063346:Singing; D055815:Young Adult