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Objective: To study the effects of self-administered exercises based on tuina techniques on the pain intensity caused by playing related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) of professional orchestra musicians, using numeric visual scale (NVS).
Method: The investigators performed a prospective, controlled, single-blinded, randomized study with musicians suffering from PRMD. n= 69 musicians were randomly distributed into the experimental and into the control group. After an individual diagnostic assessment, specific tuina self-administered exercises were developed and taught to the participants. Musicians were instructed (educated) to repeat the exercises every day during 3 weeks. Pain intensity was measured by NVS before the intervention and after the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 10th, 15th and 20th days of self-exercising. The procedure was the same for the control group, however the Tuina exercises were executed in non-acupuncture points
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercises on real points | Experimental | Self administered exercises were done in real treatment points |
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| Exercises on false points | Placebo Comparator | Self administered exercises were done in false treatment points |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuina exercises | Other |
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| Placebo Tuina exercises |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal numeric scale | At the baseline | |
| Verbal numeric scale | After one day | |
| Verbal numeric scale | After 3 days | |
| Verbal numeric scale | After 5 days | |
| Verbal numeric scale | After 10 days | |
| Verbal numeric scale | After 15 days | |
| Verbal numeric scale | After 20 days |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010146 | Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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