Un análisis de las patologías musculoesqueléticas en clarinetistas

Abstract

There are few studies about pathologies suffered by musical instrumentalists, and less dedicated to clarinet players. This article reports a study with a total of 38 clarinet players, who answered a questionnaire designed by the authors based on questionnaires used in previous studies. The data show that the most important pathologies were backache (26,3%) and tendinitis in right hand (21,1%), detecting as possible causes a bad posture when playing (34%) and an increase in the practising time (26,4%).