Musicians injuries: Upper quarter motor control deficits in musicians with prolonged symptoms - A case-control study.

Study Design: Case-control study.

Background: A large number of student and professional musicians are affected by long term playing related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMSDs) during their career, with prevalence rates above 80%.

Objective: To investigate if there were differences between musicians with and without prolonged symptoms of upper quarter PRMSDs in the presence of: (1) scapular dyskinesis; (2) cervical motor control and endurance deficits.