Prevalencia de síntomas osteomusculares en miembros superiores y los probables factores de riesgo asociados en los estudiantes de musica en una institución universitaria de Bogotá,Colombia, 2013
Thesis
Musicians due to their musical instruments practice have a high physical demand, especially on the upper limbs and are exposed to various biomechanical risk factors that may cause health problems. Objective: To determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in upper limbs and likely associated risk factors in students exposed to musical activity during the second half of 2013 at a university in Bogota, Colombia. Method: A descriptive cross sectional study was applied to 134 music students of all semesters in Bogotá. Two tests were conducted: The Standardized Nordic Questionnaire for musculo-skeletal symptoms analysis and an ad hoc survey that included demographic and academic aspects, pathological factors, exposure factors and habits. Results: The overall prevalence found is similar to that found in studies conducted with comparable variables.The cervicobrachial musculoskeletal symptoms prevalence was 77.9%. The neck discomfort prevalence was higher in women (64.3%) than men (37.4%) (OR = 3.02, 95% CI = 1.26,7.18). The hand / wrist pain prevalence that prevented them from doing their work in the past 12 months was higher in students who reported illness (29.4%) than in those who didn’t (10.2%) (OR = 3.69, CI 95% = 1.34, 10.19). The neck discomfort prevalence that prevented them from doing their job in the last 12 months was higher in students who practiced a hobby with his arms (10.4%) versus those who did not practice, the frequency was 0.0%. The most played instruments were string and percussion, which were related with the prevalence of cervicobrachial musculoskeletal symp-toms resulting in a similar segment distribution. Weekly practice times and seniority in practice leads to cervicobrachial symptoms. Conclusions: This study coincides with the prevalence distribution found in the reviewed music student populations, regarding the symptoms, the most affected cervicobrachial segments, the significance of female gender in regard to male gender, the instruments type and practice times, among others. This raises the need of early education to our musicians, helping them in the detection of symptoms since the undergraduate training or even earlier.
