Comparison of Spinal Mobility in Professional Musicians With and Without Pelvic Girdle Pain

Büyük A., Temel Aksu N., Demir E., Yağışan N., Sarıkcıoğlu L.

MEDICAL PROBLEMS OF PERFORMING ARTISTS, cilt.38, sa.1, ss.9-15, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.21091/mppa.2023.1002
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL PROBLEMS OF PERFORMING ARTISTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance (IBTD), Music Index, Music Periodicals Database, Performing Arts Periodicals Database, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.9-15
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: Prolonged sitting and performance hours in musicians may lead to an increased risk of musculoskeletal pain around the spine and pelvis. This situation may lead to an asymmetry of spinal segments, which in turn may correlate with muscle contractions around the lumbopelvic

 area and can lead to musculoskeletal pelvic girdle pain. The aim of this study was to investigate the segmental mobility of the vertebral column in two groups of musicians, those with and without pelvic girdle pain. METHODS: This study included 45 musicians who played their instrument for

 at least 10 years. Musicians were divided into two groups depending on if they had pelvic girdle pain or not. Spinal mobility was evaluated by a hand-held computer-assisted device called the Spinal Mouse system, and pelvic girdle pain assessments were evaluated using orthopedic tests including

 the active straight leg raise (ASLR), flexion abduction external rotation (FABER), pelvic pain provocation (P4), and long dorsal ligament palpation (LDL). RESULTS: The current study found no significant differences in the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral curves in the trunk flexion tests between

 musicians with and without pelvic girdle pain (p=0.28, 0.54, and 0.63). However, analysis of spinal mobility revealed that musicians with pelvic pain had significant limitations of spinal flexion mobility, mainly in the thoracolumbar region in the sagittal plane (p=0.02 and 0.01). CONCLUSİONS:

 This study revealed a significant correlation between pelvic girdle pain and limitations of segmental spinal flexion mainly in the thoracolumbar region of the sagittal plane in musicians. A lack of spinal mobility appears to be prevalent among musicians with pelvic girdle pain.