Impact of harmonium playing on neck disability in harmonium players

Background. Performance related musculoskeletal pain and discomfort are prominent amongst musicians. Playing a harmonium requires muscle strength to play the instrument for hours and maintain the body posture for the same. This may make the musicians prone to neck pain and discomfort. Pain and discomfort are the problems that musicians face while playing the instrument. Adapted body posture while playing the instrument may lead to bad posture which may further increase pain in body parts like neck and back. Purpose. To find out the impact of harmonium playing on neck disability in harmonium players. Methods. The observational study consists of 114 participants, chosen according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and were given Neck Disability Index Scale and were asked to fill according to their condition. Results. The result showed that among the population of 114 individuals, 55% population was suffering from neck pain, 5.25% population had difficulty in personal care activities, 11.39% population had difficulty in lifting heavy objects, 53.47% population had difficulty while reading, 28.86% population suffered from infrequent headaches, 27.97% population had difficulty concentrating while playing, 37.67% population finds it difficult working at their work place, 27.9% population had difficulty in driving, 21.8% population had disturbed sleep, 13.97% population had difficulty inrecreational activities. Conclusion. Study concludes that there is an impact of harmonium playing on neck disability in harmonium players.