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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-02-23
2022-06-30
Brief Summary
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For this reason, a specific exercise programme has been designed with the aim of analysing its effectiveness in improving these regions.
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Detailed Description
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The intervention of the participants in the Experimental Group consists of the individual performance of a specific programme of warm-up exercises prior to instrumental practice aimed at improving the mobility and strength of the cervical and mandibular regions, as well as a series of cool-down exercises after instrumental practice based on stretching the main muscles of both regions.
Participants in the Control Group will continue their normal life without performing any specific exercise previously taught by the researchers.
For the evaluation of the programme, an initial evaluation and a re-evaluation after 12 weeks will be carried out. In both, cervical and jaw mobility as well as body posture will be assessed. In addition, at the muscular level, the activity of the upper trapezius and masseter muscles will be assessed, and the pain threshold at trigger points will also be measured.
The hypotheses are that by carrying out the exercise programme designed for wind musicians, an improvement in body posture, in the range of cervical and jaw mobility and in muscle activation will be achieved, as well as a decrease in the pain threshold.
For the study of the results, an inferential statistical analysis of the data will be carried out using the Wilcoxon test for paired data or Student's t-test for repeated measures according to the sample characteristics in order to determine the effect of the exercise programme on the different variables of the experimental process. Correlation statistics will be used to establish the association between certain quantitative explanatory variables and ANOVA for categorical variables. The level of significance will be kept at p\<.05 and all calculations will be carried out using the SPSS 22.0 statistical programme.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Experimental Group
Performance of a warm-up and cool-down exercise programme for the cervical and mandibular region before and after instrumental practice.
Exercise programme
Performing a programme of warm-up and stretching exercises for the cervico-mandibular region aimed at improving mobility and muscle condition.
Control Group
Participants in the control group will not make any changes in their instrumental practice habit.
At the end of the study, participants in the control group will be asked to perform the exercises tested in the experimental group.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Exercise programme
Performing a programme of warm-up and stretching exercises for the cervico-mandibular region aimed at improving mobility and muscle condition.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* University students of music performance
Exclusion Criteria
* Analgesics or physiotherapeutic treatment in the last 24h.
* Pregnancy
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Margarita Pino Juste
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Margarita Pino Juste
University Professor
Principal Investigators
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Margarita Pino-Juste, Professor
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University of Vigo
Locations
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Facultade de Ciencias da Educación e do Deporte
Pontevedra, , Spain
Countries
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References
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Steinmetz A, Moller H, Seidel W, Rigotti T. Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders in music students-associated musculoskeletal signs. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2012 Dec;48(4):625-33. Epub 2012 Nov 9.
Steinmetz A, Scheffer I, Esmer E, Delank KS, Peroz I. Frequency, severity and predictors of playing-related musculoskeletal pain in professional orchestral musicians in Germany. Clin Rheumatol. 2015 May;34(5):965-73. doi: 10.1007/s10067-013-2470-5. Epub 2014 Jan 5.
Abreu-Ramos AM, Micheo WF. Lifetime prevalence of upper-body musculoskeletal problems in a professional-level symphony orchestra: Age, gender, and instrument-specific results. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 2007; 22(3): 97-104.
Barton R, Feinberg J. Effectiveness of an educational program in health promotion and injury prevention for freshman music majors. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 2008; 23: 47-53.
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García-Remeseiro T, Gutierrez-Sanchez A. Analysis of relationships between the use of visual display terminals, craniocervical angle and physical activity: A pilot study. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. 2017; 12.
Rodriguez-Blanco C, Cocera-Morata FM, Heredia-Rizo AM, Ricard F, Almazan-Campos G, Oliva-Pascual-Vaca A. Immediate Effects of Combining Local Techniques in the Craniomandibular Area and Hamstring Muscle Stretching in Subjects with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Study. J Altern Complement Med. 2015 Aug;21(8):451-9. doi: 10.1089/acm.2014.0332. Epub 2015 Jun 2.
Matei R, Ginsborg J. Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Anxiety, and Pain Among Musicians in the United Kingdom. Front Psychol. 2020 Dec 3;11:560026. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.560026. eCollection 2020.
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van Selms MKA, Wiegers JW, van der Meer HA, Ahlberg J, Lobbezoo F, Visscher CM. Temporomandibular disorders, pain in the neck and shoulder area, and headache among musicians. J Oral Rehabil. 2020 Feb;47(2):132-142. doi: 10.1111/joor.12886. Epub 2019 Sep 24.
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Rodriguez-Gude C, Taboada-Iglesias Y, Pino-Juste M. Prevention of cervical and mandibular dysfunction in wind musicians: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2025 Oct 18:1-8. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2025.2564526. Online ahead of print.
Other Identifiers
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2021/522
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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