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14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)

17.06. - 21.06.2019, Berlin

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Pain, hand functioning and fatigue differences between different times in music education in Oud students

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  • presenting/speaker Ege Temizkan - Hacettepe University Department of Occupational Therapy, Ankara, Turkey
  • Burcu Semin Akel - Hacettepe University Department of Occupational Therapy, Ankara, Turkey

International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy. 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT). Berlin, 17.-21.06.2019. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2020. DocIFSHT19-1222

doi: 10.3205/19ifssh1520, urn:nbn:de:0183-19ifssh15208

Published: February 6, 2020

© 2020 Temizkan et al.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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Objective: Most of the musicians report impairing pain. As the time passes in the music education, musicians address to new intense exercises in order to increase their endurance and speed and this may lead to serious symptoms such as impairing pain and fatigue. Therefore, it is aimed to investigate the correlation between the period of music education and pain, fatigue and hand functioning in Oud players.

Materials and Methods: Thirteen oud players participated. The duration of music education, starting age and years spent playing the oud were recorded. Fatigue was assessed with the VAS. Pain was assessed with The Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for Musicians as well as the McGill Pain Scoring. Hand functioning was assessed using the Simulated Assembly and Fine Finger Dexterity tests of VALPAR Work Samples. Grip and pinch strength were recorded with a dynamometer.

Results: Individuals who had been playing the oud for a longer time indicated less pain (p=0,02, r=-0,780). Individuals who had been receiving music education for a longer time had higher grip strength (p=0,044, r=0,566) and higher simulated assembly scores (p<0,001, r=0,832). Lastly, participants who had started to play an instrument at an earlier age had higher grip strength (p=0,006, r=-0,710), higher simulated assembly scores (p=0,012, r=-0,671) and less pain (p<0,001, r=0,857).

Conclusions: Oud players who are at the beginning of their music education are more exposed to risks like pain. Also, more experienced oud players have higher grip strengths. The fact that the fine finger dexterity scores did not yield any correlation shows that with time, oud players do not improve their fine motor skills. But their upper extremity endurance, which was assessed with the simulated assembly test, significantly increases. The oud is a demanding instrument in terms of endurance and this may explain the correlations. However, more research is needed, especially about the pain decrease with the continuation of the education and experience.