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Immediate effects of Tuina techniques on working-related musculoskeletal disorder of professional orchestra musicians
| dc.contributor.author | Sousa, Cláudia Maria | |
| dc.contributor.author | Moreira, Luís | |
| dc.contributor.author | Greten, Henry J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Coimbra, Daniela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Machado, Jorge | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-28T16:45:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-01-28T16:45:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/S2095-4964(15)60181-9 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/7557 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | diagnosis (TCM) | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | stress | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Tuina | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | musicians | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | musculoskeletal disorders | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Immediate effects of Tuina techniques on working-related musculoskeletal disorder of professional orchestra musicians | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 5 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 1 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Journal of Integrative Medicine | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Coimbra | |
| person.givenName | Daniela | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 0D12-C442-077E | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-6904-7400 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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