Table 1 Demographic data of professional pianists with insidious neck pain and pianists without neck pain
Pianists with neck pain | Pianists without neck pain | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (male/female) | 6/17 | 9/14 | χ2 = 2.193; P = 0.459 |
Age (years) | 36 ± 12 | 38 ± 10 | t = 0.956; P = 0.463 |
Height (kg.) | 65 ± 13 | 68 ± 12 | t = 0.838; P = 0.407 |
Weight (cm.) | 169 ± 9 | 172 ± 8 | t = 0.978; P = 0.433 |
BMI (kg/cm 2 ) | 22.6 ± 3.3 | 23.1 ± 4.3 | t = 0.497; P = 0.622 |
Years of piano playing | 26 ± 11 | 29 ± 12 | t = 0.955; P = 0.345 |
Hours/week of piano lessons | 26 ± 10 | 28 ± 12 | t = 0.969; P = 0.324 |
Minutes of piano playing/day | 103 ± 84 | 93 ± 47 | t = 0.486; P = 0.629 |