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Knowledge of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students at tertiary institutions in Malaysia

Performance injuries among musicians have been widely discussed for decades. However, despite the growing number of classical pianists, this is still a new issue in Malaysia. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) among...

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Main Authors: Ling, Chia Ying, Loo, Fung Chiat, Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati
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Language:English
Published: Science & Medicine 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54674/1/Knowledge%20of%20playing-related%20musculoskeletal%20disorders%20.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.546742018-04-19T00:40:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54674/ Knowledge of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students at tertiary institutions in Malaysia Ling, Chia Ying Loo, Fung Chiat Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati Performance injuries among musicians have been widely discussed for decades. However, despite the growing number of classical pianists, this is still a new issue in Malaysia. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) among tertiary music students in Malaysia. A survey was conducted among classical piano students at tertiary institutions of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Out of 192 respondents, 76% knew that piano playing can cause PRMDs. Slightly over three-quarters of respondents (77.1%) learned about PRMDs from music educators. The survey revealed that the belief in 'no pain, no gain' was still ingrained in their minds, as 50.5% respondents believed that pain experienced while playing the piano was normal and 51.6% of them considered that pain must be experienced to improve their piano skill. The respondents were also scored on questions on terminologies of pianist injury and specific PRMD examples: 7.8% of respondents scored high in the questions on the general terminology, while 99.5% of them scored low in the questions on the specific examples of PRMDs. This finding indicated a lack of knowledge of specific musicians' injuries among classical piano students. The attitudes to pain and the level of understanding of the significance of potential injuries indicate that increasing PRMD awareness and introducing courses on PRMD prevention at tertiary institutions are warranted. Science & Medicine 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54674/1/Knowledge%20of%20playing-related%20musculoskeletal%20disorders%20.pdf Ling, Chia Ying and Loo, Fung Chiat and Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati (2016) Knowledge of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students at tertiary institutions in Malaysia. Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 31 (4). pp. 201-204. ISSN 0885-1158; ESSN: 1938-2766 https://www.sciandmed.com/mppa/journalviewer.aspx?issue=1215&article=2165 10.21091/mppa.2016.4036
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
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description Performance injuries among musicians have been widely discussed for decades. However, despite the growing number of classical pianists, this is still a new issue in Malaysia. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) among tertiary music students in Malaysia. A survey was conducted among classical piano students at tertiary institutions of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Out of 192 respondents, 76% knew that piano playing can cause PRMDs. Slightly over three-quarters of respondents (77.1%) learned about PRMDs from music educators. The survey revealed that the belief in 'no pain, no gain' was still ingrained in their minds, as 50.5% respondents believed that pain experienced while playing the piano was normal and 51.6% of them considered that pain must be experienced to improve their piano skill. The respondents were also scored on questions on terminologies of pianist injury and specific PRMD examples: 7.8% of respondents scored high in the questions on the general terminology, while 99.5% of them scored low in the questions on the specific examples of PRMDs. This finding indicated a lack of knowledge of specific musicians' injuries among classical piano students. The attitudes to pain and the level of understanding of the significance of potential injuries indicate that increasing PRMD awareness and introducing courses on PRMD prevention at tertiary institutions are warranted.
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author Ling, Chia Ying
Loo, Fung Chiat
Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati
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Knowledge of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students at tertiary institutions in Malaysia
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title_short Knowledge of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students at tertiary institutions in Malaysia
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