Dores corporais em coristas eruditos

Body pain in classical choral singers

Resumos

OBJETIVO: Identificar e caracterizar dores corporais em coristas eruditos. MÉTODOS: Foi aplicado um questionário autoexplicativo a 50 coristas eruditos e 150 sujeitos da população geral, com questões de caracterização pessoal e sobre a presença e frequência de 13 tipos de dores corporais: cabeça, pescoço, nuca, ombros, costas, peito, mão, ouvido, língua, articulação temporomandibular, garganta e dor ao falar. RESULTADOS: Coristas eruditos relataram menos dores do que a população geral. Os tipos de dores mais relatados por coristas foram garganta, costas e ombros, respectivamente. CONCLUSÃO: A baixa ocorrência de dores corporais em coristas eruditos sugere que o uso vocal saudável, aliado ao treino da musculatura respiratória e de produção vocal, pode oferecer uma maior resistência musculoesquelética, prevenindo o aparecimento de doenças associadas a ela.

Voz; Dor; Treinamento de voz; Percepção da dor; Auto-avaliação

PURPOSE: To identify and characterize the presence of body pain related to voice usage in choral singers. METHODS: A questionnaire investigating the occurrence of voice problems, vocal self-evaluation, and a report of body aches was given to 50 classical choral singers and 150 participants who were non-singers. Thirteen types of aches were investigated that were distributed into two groups: larynx proximal ache (temporomandibular joint, tongue, sore throat, neck, back of the neck, shoulder, and pain while speaking) and distal ache (headache, backache, chest, arms, hands, and ear ache). RESULTS: Classical choral singers had less presence of pain than the general population. The most related pain types reported in singers were sore throat, chest, and shoulder, respectively. CONCLUSION: Reduced vocal signs of pain in singers may suggest that singers can benefit from vocal training once they have better voice usage due to voice practice, offering a protective effect to the development of voice disorders since voice training builds up a better musculoskeletal endurance.

Voice; Pain; Voice training; Pain perception; Self-assessment

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Datas de Publicação

• Publicação nesta coleção
  25 Set 2013
• Data do Fascículo
  2013

Histórico

• Recebido
  05 Ago 2011
• Aceito
  17 Maio 2012