This paper examines possible relationships between the presence of symptoms of pain and their physical antecedents (physical load and physical environment of work) and psychosocial antecedents (cognitive load, psychical load, work organization) of these symptoms in musicians. It constitutes an exploratory study involving quantitave and qualitative data that aim to understand aspects related to antecedents factors in the muscular infirmity according to musicians' perceptions. The sample was composed by 46 musicians from the State of Goiás and the Federal District in Brazil, aged 14 through 45, which answered a questionnaire developed for the study. The quantitative analysis, done with Spearman ρ correlation, indicated a relationship between pain and physical work load perceived by the respondents. The qualitative analysis confirmed this relationship between perception of pain and physical load. The results point out to the necessity to disseminate the idea that musicians must pay attention to signs of disharmony in their own body.
pain; musicians; occupational injuries; physical antecedents; psychosocial antecedents
