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OPErA Orchestral Posture Egonomic Assessment
Sponsor: Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus
Summary
This is an observational study that will allow to understand if and how posture at the instrument can affect musician health and ability to work. The study will last 3 years during which the investigators will evaluate 250 orchestral players: all musical instruments will be included. Postural assessments will be performed in the various venues of the participating orchestras. The study participant, would initially answer a questionnaire that will investigate lifestyle habits (physical activity), professional activity (e.g. instrument played, hours of study/work, study methods) and general health (e.g. presence of pain with functional limitation at the present time or in the past, diagnosis of scoliosis). The subsequent postural assessment will consist of two phases: phase 1 without an instrument in a sitting position, phase 2 with the musical instrument . Disposable ECG electrodes will be applied to the skin and will serve as landmarks and will be removed at the end of the assessment. In both phases, the Physical Analyzer Portable system will be used, which allows the acquisition of calibrated photographs and the subsequent processing of the data obtained through special software, calculating with numerical values the postural asymmetries between the right and left sides and the degrees of inclination of the trunk. The execution of the planned assessments will take place in the constant presence and under the guidance and control of suitable and qualified personnel who will provide instructions on the activity to be carried out and assistance in case of any need. The data obtained in this way will be correlated with the information collected with the questionnaire. Improving musician posture awareness with the musical instrument could prevent the onset of pain and limitations in work activity. In fact, the identification of risk factors for musculoskeletal pathologies in professional musicians (PRMDs) would allow the development of specific prevention and treatment programs and the development of a network of territorial services dedicated to the musicians themselves.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
250
Start Date
2023-05-05
Completion Date
2025-06-01
Last Updated
2025-01-03
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
General questionnaire
Demographic, medical history, and musical activity data will be collected using a specifically designed questionnaire
Pain Questionnaire
Questionnaire that evaluate pain and functional limitation during last week, last six months e during the carrier. The impact of painful symptoms on professional and non-professional activities , during the last week, will be assessed using the QuickDASH scale for the upper limb, the Modified Oswestry Low Back Disability Index for low back pain, and the Neck Disability Index questionnaire for cervico-dorsalgia
Postural assessment without musical instrument in sitting position
Postural assessment without the instrument in a sitting position. Disposable ECG electrodes will be applied to the following anatomical landmarks: Spinous process C7 (C7), Right shoulder acromion (RS), Left shoulder acromion (LS), Right scapula inferior angle (RIA), Left scapula inferior angle (LIA), Spinous process L3 (L3), Intergluteal line (IG), vertex. The Physical Analyzer Portable will be used: a non-invasive, portable device that allows calibrated photo acquisition on the frontal and sagittal planes and subsequent data processing through dedicated software. On frontal plane they will be calculated: Trunk inclination, Head-neck inclination, Right and left shoulder height, Right and left shoulder width, right and left scapula-rachis distance. On sagittal plane they will be calculated: cervical and lumbar arrow, right and left shoulder distance.
Postural assessment with the instrument in sitting position.
Postural assessment with the instrument in a sitting position. Disposable ECG electrodes will be applied to the following anatomical landmarks: Spinous process C7 (C7), Right shoulder acromion (RS), Left shoulder acromion (LS), Right scapula inferior angle (RIA), Left scapula inferior angle (LIA), Spinous process L3 (L3), Intergluteal line (IG), vertex. The Physical Analyzer Portable will be used: a non-invasive, portable device that allows calibrated photo acquisition on the frontal and sagittal planes and subsequent data processing through dedicated software. On frontal plane they will be calculated: Trunk inclination, Head-neck inclination, Right and left shoulder height, Right and left shoulder width, right and left scapula-rachis distance. On sagittal plane they will be calculated: cervical and lumbar arrow, right and left shoulder distance.
Locations (1)
IRCCS Santa Maria Nascente Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
Milan, MI, Italy