The Impact of Musical Training on Hand Biomechanics in String Musicians
Autor: | Kimberly Goldie Staines, Forrest A. Brooks, Stacey L. Gorniak, Evan D. Collins, Ricardo V. Young |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Population Musical 030230 surgery Audiology Fingers 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Muscle Strength education Fine motor Surgery Articles 030222 orthopedics education.field_of_study Hand function business.industry String (computer science) Biomechanics Motor Cortex Hand use Hand Healthy Volunteers Biomechanical Phenomena Motor Skills Muscle strength Surgery Female business Music |
Zdroj: | Hand (N Y) |
Popis: | Background: The effects of musical training on the body in professional musicians remain an understudied area, particularly in reference to understanding and managing orthopedic/neuromuscular deviations and injuries in this population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate hand/finger fine motor function in musicians via physical examination as well as laboratory-based evaluations. Methods: Thirteen healthy noninjured young elite string musicians participated in this study. Performance of musicians was compared with healthy age-matched, sex-matched, and handedness-matched nonmusician controls. Results: Musicians exhibited decreased intrinsic muscle strength compared with controls; however, no change in extrinsic muscle strength was found between groups. No between-group differences in overall force control were found; however, Group × Hand (right vs left) interactions were found in force control. Conclusions: These data suggest that musicians are a unique population with respect to: (1) fine motor control of the hand; and (2) exhibit changes in differential hand use. This suggests cortical reorganization of string musicians, such that this population should be studied separately from typical healthy controls with respect to hand function. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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