A survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in Malaysia
Musicians are at risk of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) with incidence ranging from approximately 30% to 90% in the shoulder-arm-hand region and within the spine. Pianists are one of the high risk groups of PRMD due to the nature of playing posture and practice habits. The number o...
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| description | Musicians are at risk of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) with incidence ranging from approximately 30% to 90% in the shoulder-arm-hand region and within the spine. Pianists are one of the high risk groups of PRMD due to the nature of playing posture and practice habits. The number of pianists in Malaysia has increased significantly due to the growth of music programmes in tertiary institutions. Although extensive research has been carried out into PRMD for decades, investigation of PRMD among pianists in Malaysia is very limited. This paper aimed to identify the extent of PRMD occurring among classical piano students in tertiary institutions in Malaysia. A survey was conducted and 192 set of data collected through administration of a questionnaire. Results showed that 35.8% (68) students reported having PRMD, of whom 17.6% were male (12) and 82.4% (56) were female. There is a great necessity to introduce ways to prevent PRMD which was reported at various levels among classical piano students. |
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| spelling | upm-356052018-05-03T00:46:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35605/ A survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in Malaysia Ling, Chia Ying Loo, Fung Chiat Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati Musicians are at risk of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) with incidence ranging from approximately 30% to 90% in the shoulder-arm-hand region and within the spine. Pianists are one of the high risk groups of PRMD due to the nature of playing posture and practice habits. The number of pianists in Malaysia has increased significantly due to the growth of music programmes in tertiary institutions. Although extensive research has been carried out into PRMD for decades, investigation of PRMD among pianists in Malaysia is very limited. This paper aimed to identify the extent of PRMD occurring among classical piano students in tertiary institutions in Malaysia. A survey was conducted and 192 set of data collected through administration of a questionnaire. Results showed that 35.8% (68) students reported having PRMD, of whom 17.6% were male (12) and 82.4% (56) were female. There is a great necessity to introduce ways to prevent PRMD which was reported at various levels among classical piano students. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35605/1/A%20survey%20on%20playing-related%20musculoskeletal%20disorders%20among%20classical%20piano%20students%20of%20tertiary%20institutions%20in%20Malaysia.1.pdf Ling, Chia Ying and Loo, Fung Chiat and Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati (2016) A survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in Malaysia. In: 8th World Conference on Educational Sciences, 4-6 Feb. 2016, University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain. (pp. 33-38). https://sproc.org/ojs/index.php/gjae/article/view/786 10.18844/gjae.v6i2.786 |
| spellingShingle | Ling, Chia Ying Loo, Fung Chiat Hamedon, Titi Rahmawati A survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in Malaysia |
| title | A survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in Malaysia |
| title_full | A survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | A survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in Malaysia |
| title_short | A survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in Malaysia |
| title_sort | survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in malaysia |
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