| Document ID (ISN) | 65450 |
| CIS number |
95-1905 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0028-4793 - New England Journal of Medicine |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Larsson L.G., Baum J., Mudholkar G.S., Kollia G.D. |
| Title |
Benefits and disadvantages of joint hypermobility among musicians |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1993, Vol.329, No.15, p.1079-1082. Illus. 23 ref. |
| Abstract |
Musicians (n=660) were interviewed concerning work-related symptoms such as joint pain and swelling and examined for joint hypermobility. The relation between the mobility of their fingers, thumbs, elbows, knees, and spine and any symptoms referable to these regions were studied. Five of the 96 musicians (5%) with hypermobility of the wrists had pain and stiffness in this region, whereas 100 of the 564 musicians (18%) without such hypermobility had symptoms (p=0.001). Hypermobility of the elbow was associated with symptoms in only one of 208 musicians, whereas seven of 452 (2%) without this hypermobility had symptoms (p=0.45). Among 132 musicians who had hypermobile knees, six (5%) had symptoms, whereas only one of 528 with normal knees had symptoms (p<0.001). Of the 462 musicians who had normal mobility of the spine, 50 (11%) had symptoms involving the back, as compared with 46 of the 198 musicians (23%) who had hypermobility of the spine (p<0.001). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
symptoms; musicians; joint diseases; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
back disorders; elbow; wrist |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Entertainment services and sports
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