Scapular and Cervical Neuromuscular Control Deficits in Musicians With and Without Playing Injuries.

Completed

Conditions studied: Playing Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

In brief

The study will investigate if there are differences in the presence of: (1) prior injury, playing patterns, and physical fitness habits; (2) scapular control; and (3) cervical neuromuscular control and endurance deficits between musicians with and without current playing related musculoskeletal injuries.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02267395

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

101

Starts

2014-11-01

Expected to finish

2016-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• History of trauma or injury other than playing related injury, currently affecting the ability to play musical instrument.
• Pregnancy
• Neurological disorder affecting motor control (including but not limited to Parkinson' s, multiple sclerosis, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barre)
• Rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis
• Diagnosis of any connective tissue disorder (Including but not limited to Marfan's syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma)
• Presence of cervical radiculopathy
• History of recent (within the last year) cervical or shoulder surgery

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Cool Springs — Franklin, Tennessee, United States

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