Neuromuscular control and musculoskeletal injuries in musicians: a critical review
Musicians are highly vulnerable to musculoskeletal injuries due to the repetitive and sustained physical demands of playing instruments. While neuromuscular control is crucial in stabilising joints and muscles to prevent such injuries, its role in developing and preventing MSIs has received limited...
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Musicians are highly vulnerable to musculoskeletal injuries due to the repetitive and sustained physical demands of playing instruments. While neuromuscular control is crucial in stabilising joints and muscles to prevent such injuries, its role in developing and preventing MSIs has received limited attention. In this review, we synthesise findings from studies examining the impact of neuromuscular control and training interventions on MSIs in musicians. Evidence suggests that proprioceptive training, motor control exercises, and dynamic stability drills can enhance joint stability and reduce injury risk, positively affecting performance outcomes. However, much of the existing research is limited by cross-sectional designs. Future studies should focus on longitudinal approaches to better understand the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying these benefits and explore the practical implications of integrating neuromuscular training into musicians’ routines for long-term physical health and career sustainability.
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| spelling | doaj-art-662dc5ffa48942bbb2c7929d51799e122025-08-20T02:46:58ZengDesafio SingularMotricidade1646-107X2182-29722025-07-012110.6063/motricidade.40962Neuromuscular control and musculoskeletal injuries in musicians: a critical reviewMário Cardoso0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3645-9641Levi Silva1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6603-034XElsa Gabriel2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3653-7876Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, PortugalCenter for Research in Arts Sciences and Technologies, Portuguese Catholic University, Porto, PortugalCenter for Studies in Education and Innovation (CI&DEI) Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal Musicians are highly vulnerable to musculoskeletal injuries due to the repetitive and sustained physical demands of playing instruments. While neuromuscular control is crucial in stabilising joints and muscles to prevent such injuries, its role in developing and preventing MSIs has received limited attention. In this review, we synthesise findings from studies examining the impact of neuromuscular control and training interventions on MSIs in musicians. Evidence suggests that proprioceptive training, motor control exercises, and dynamic stability drills can enhance joint stability and reduce injury risk, positively affecting performance outcomes. However, much of the existing research is limited by cross-sectional designs. Future studies should focus on longitudinal approaches to better understand the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying these benefits and explore the practical implications of integrating neuromuscular training into musicians’ routines for long-term physical health and career sustainability. https://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/40962neuromuscular controlmusculoskeletal injuriesmusiciansproprioceptionmotor controlinjury prevention |
| spellingShingle | Mário Cardoso Levi Silva Elsa Gabriel Neuromuscular control and musculoskeletal injuries in musicians: a critical review Motricidade neuromuscular control musculoskeletal injuries musicians proprioception motor control injury prevention |
| title | Neuromuscular control and musculoskeletal injuries in musicians: a critical review |
| title_full | Neuromuscular control and musculoskeletal injuries in musicians: a critical review |
| title_fullStr | Neuromuscular control and musculoskeletal injuries in musicians: a critical review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neuromuscular control and musculoskeletal injuries in musicians: a critical review |
| title_short | Neuromuscular control and musculoskeletal injuries in musicians: a critical review |
| title_sort | neuromuscular control and musculoskeletal injuries in musicians a critical review |
| topic | neuromuscular control musculoskeletal injuries musicians proprioception motor control injury prevention |
| url | https://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/40962 |
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