Table of Contents

MARCH 2024, Vol 39, No 1

ARTICLES

Musculoskeletal Injury in Australian Professional Musical Theatre Shows: A 5-Year Retrospective Observation Study of 2,249 Medical Attention Injuries
Charlotte Ganderton, Annie Strauch, Catherine Etty-Leal, Adrian Pranata

To investigate the frequency and trends of musculoskeletal medical attention injuries occurring in Australian professional musical theatre performers over two consecutive Australian city tours.

Laterality in Body Coordination of Professional and Amateur Ballet Dancers While Performing a Single Pirouette with Pointe Shoes
Yurina Tsubaki, Yui Kawano, Cheng-Feng Lin, Mayumi Kuno-Mizumura

Imbalances in muscle strength coordination owing to lateral preference may be a risk factor for injury in dancers. Postural control is essential for the basic turn in ballet (pirouette), owing to its lateral asymmetry. Since dance with pointe shoes demands greater range of motion, muscle strength, and balance control compared to dancing with flat shoes, pointe shoes may further add to the risk and cause an imbalance between the preferred and non-preferred legs during pirouette. In this study, we examined lateral differences in professional and experienced amateur ballet dancers during single pirouettes with pointe shoes to understand the multiple elements involved in lateral balance control in pirouettes

Effect of Expiratory Muscle Strength Training on the Performance of Professional Male Trumpet Players [OPEN ACCESS]
Alexandra Türk-Espitalier, Dr. Matthias Bertsch, Isabelle Cossette

Many trumpet players use breathing training devices in addition to their daily practice routine. Playing a brass instrument requires, besides many other skills, a controlled air stream to generate the necessary air pressures. On the trumpet, high intraoral pressures are needed, especially during high and loud notes. Therefore, it is not uncommon in trumpet pedagogy to teach that the use of breathing training devices enhances physical strength so that the required pressures can be produced with less effort. However, to date, no systematic assessment of the use of breathing training devices among trumpet players exists and their effect on playing performance is still unclear. In this a pre-post, within-subject repeated measure study, we investigated the influence of a 5-week expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) upon trumpet performance.

One-Year Injury History and Safe Dance Practices Among Female Highland Dancers in Canada
Hayley M. McDougall, Amanda M. Black, Lindsay Morrison, Cassandra J. Brandford, Sarah J. Kenny

Over 8,650 Highland dancers registered to compete in Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing events worldwide in 2019. While the burden of dance-related injuries is high among dancers, there are few studies examining Highland dance. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of self-reported 1-year injury history and safe dance practices among female Highland dancers.

Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for Musicians—Italian Version (MPIIQM-IT): Multicenter Validation, Translation and Cultural Adaptation
Francescaroberta Panuccio, Gloria Marcellini, Anna Berardi, Marco Tofani, Martina Uboldi, Giovanni Galeoto

The study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and test the psychometric properties of the Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for Musicians (MPIIQM) in an Italian population of professional and amateur musicians.

Preliminary Feasibility and Acceptability Examination of Using a Novel Ergonomic Chinrest with a Low Shoulder Rest by a Viola Player: A Case Report
Stephanie Mann, Lotte Nygaard Andersen, Helene M. Paarup

High-string players, such as violinists and violists, are prone to neck problems. One factor can be their body posture, with often a rotated and flexed neck position with the jaw placed on a flat chinrest. The Kréddle chinrest (EC) was specifically designed to promote a more neutral neck position and prevent musculoskeletal problems among high-string players. This case report aims to evaluate the preliminary feasibility and acceptability of using the EC, with a low shoulder rest, in a pain-free professional high-string player. A secondary aim was to register newly developed pain and fatigue.