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BACKGROUND: Musicians are a prone group to suffer from working-related musculoskeletal disorder
(WRMD). Conventional solutions to control musculoskeletal pain include pharmacological treatment and
rehabilitation programs but their efficiency is sometimes disappointing.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this research is to study the immediate effects of Tuina techniques on WRMD
of professional orchestra musicians from the north of Portugal.
DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTIONS: We performed a prospective, controlled,
single-blinded, randomized study. Professional orchestra musicians with a diagnosis of WRMD were
randomly distributed into the experimental group (n=39) and the control group (n=30). During an
individual interview, Chinese diagnosis took place and treatment points were chosen. Real acupoints
were treated by Tuina techniques into the experimental group and non-specific skin points were treated
into the control group. Pain was measured by verbal numerical scale before and immediately after
intervention.
RESULTS: After one treatment session, pain was reduced in 91.8% of the cases for the experimental
group and 7.9% for the control group.
CONCLUSION: Although results showed that Tuina techniques are effectively reducing WRMD
in professional orchestra musicians of the north of Portugal, further investigations with stronger
measurements, double-blinding designs and bigger simple sizes are needed.
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diagnosis (TCM) stress Tuina musicians musculoskeletal disorders
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Elsevier