Type of Document	Treatise
Author	McIlwain, Jacqueline Kaye
URN	etd-04122010-142834
Title	Common Injuries Among College Clarinetists: Definitions, Causes, Treatments, and Prevention Methods
Degree	Doctor of Musical Arts
Department	Music, College of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Frank Kowalsky Committee Chair Deborah Bish Committee Member Richard Clary University Representative
Keywords	Focal Dystonia Overuse Syndrome Body Awareness Clarinetist Clarinet Injuries Definitions Cause Treatment Prevention Injury College Ganglion Cyst Myofacial Pain Syndrome Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Tennis Elbow Bursitis Cubital Tunnel Syndrome De Quervain’s Disease Trigger Finger Risk Factor Woodwind Survey Tendinitis Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Arthritis
Date of Defense	2010-03-23
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this project is to define the playing-related injuries common to clarinetists, list causes, and explore treatment and prevention methods. An online survey was conducted to yield information of the location and degree of pain and numbness, diagnoses, what treatment methods were used, and demographic information. The survey was sent to clarinet professors throughout the United States and requested that it be forwarded to their university or college students. A total of 601 students responded and revealed 83% (n=500) experienced pain or discomfort and 37% (n=213) numbness while playing the clarinet. Twenty-one percent (n=128) of respondents had been diagnosed with a playing-related injury. Diagnosed injuries are discussed, as well as causes and risk factors that can provoke or contribute to the injury. Many treatment and prevention methods are also explored and defined.
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