Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Musicians

Participants are recruited via email and through Facebook groups and other social media platforms dedicated to musicians. If a participant agrees to participate in the study but is unable to complete the online survey, , a paper version will be made available.

Participants are asked to complete a voluntary survey consisting of three parts: 1/ metric data (age, gender, education, place of residence), 2/ questions about their instrument playing (type, instrument, duration and intensity of playing, etc.), and 3/ questions about musculoskeletal complaints using the QuickDASH (Upper Limb Disability Questionnaire) and the MPIIQM (Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for Musicians).

Inclusion criteria

• consent to participate in the study,
• over 18 years of age,
• professionally active musician - instrumentalist or musician-hobbyist not working as a professionalist musician

Exclusion criteria

• lack of consent to participate in the study, age under 18,
• artist - singer,
• pregnancy,
• active cancer,
• acute viral, bacterial or other infections,
• current exacerbation of chronic diseases or other conditions that may affect playing the instrument (e.g. osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, etc.),
• previous surgeries and serious injuries of the musculoskeletal system (e.g. road accidents) within the last 5 years.