An interventional study of Exercise program and education in Musculoskeletal Disorder, sponsored by Laval University. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-06-12.
Sponsored by Laval University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effect of an exercise program designed specifically for orchestral musicians on performance-related musculoskeletal problems (PRMPs). Professional and conservatory-level orchestral musicians will be recruited. Half of the subjects will participate in an 11-week home exercise program and attend three group exercise sessions and an educational presentation on injury prevention, while the other half of the subjects will receive no intervention, and continue their usual activities.
Exclusion Criteria:
An exercise program in the form of home exercise videos will be given to the participants in this group. They will be asked to perform a minimum of two 35-minute exercise sessions per week, over a period of 11 weeks. They will also be required to attend three group exercise sessions, to confirm correct execution of the exercises. A short educational presentation on injury prevention will be offered at the beginning of the study, followed by three informative e-mails over the course of the study.
Other: Exercise program and education
Participants in this group will be asked to continue their usual activities.
The exercise program comprises warm-ups, exercises and cool-downs and aims to improve recruitment, strength and endurance of postural muscle groups that are key to the work of a musician. Basic activation exercises progress to dynamic and resisted exercises as well as functional musical movements. There is a series of six exercises of increasing difficulty for each of the following bodily regions: hips, back, neck, shoulders and abdominals. Topics to be discussed in the educational presentation and e-mails include healthy practice habits, activity dosage, the importance of physical activity, how the body adapts to workload and physical stressors, and instructions pertaining to the exercise program.
The Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for professional orchestra Musicians (MPIIQM)
A biopsychosocial self-report questionnaire used to obtain demographic and occupational information and to document the intensity and impact of performance-related musculoskeletal pain/problems
Time frame: Baseline-11 weeks
The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ)
Self-report questionnaire on pain/symptom prevalence in the different regions of the body
Time frame: Baseline-11 weeks
Global Rating of Change
Questionnaire designed to quantify participants' perceived improvement or deterioration over the course of the study
Time frame: 11 weeks
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