• ASHISH MATHEW A
• S.F. MARIYAM FARZANA
• T.N. SURESH

BACKGROUND: Music is an essential ingredient of any entertainment; Music plays a key role in connecting audiences’ expectation with reality. Work related musculoskeletal disorder is most common among workers because of their repetitive strain, abnormal posture, and prolonged working time. To most of the public musician is a fun safe job but the hidden truth prevails that musicians are also exposed to musculoskeletal disorder. AIM & OBJECTIVE: The main objective of the study was to analyze the regions of pain associated with different instrument players METHODOLOGY: It is a cross sectional study, 150 samples were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The participant’s demographic data, playing habits were reported. Then the region of pain was analyzed using Nordic questionnaire. RESULTS & CONCLUSION: This study concludes the distinct instrument players report pain, but in narrowing down piano and string players significantly report higher percentage of pain. This study also concludes that music tutors should educate the students about proper and improper posture

ERGONOMICS, AMATEUR MUSICIANS, PLAYING RELATED MUSUCLSOKELELTAL DISORDER, AWARENESS

"PREVALENCE OF PLAYING RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER AMONG AMATEUR DISTINCT INSTRUMENT PLAYERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.1007-1019, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904V94.pdf

"PREVALENCE OF PLAYING RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER AMONG AMATEUR DISTINCT INSTRUMENT PLAYERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp1007-1019, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904V94.pdf