Occupational biomechanical risk in musicians professional instrumentalists

Riesgo biomecánico ocupacional en músicos instrumentistas profesionales

Musculoskeletal disorders are a generalized problem in the working population, however they differ depending on the work performed. According Santasmarinas Viñao (1) "Miners, dentists, painters, soccer players or bank employees, it does not matter, any profession performed for many hours, day after day, for years, conditions the way of life of the person ; the way you sit, walk, breathe, see, hear and think. Daily work shapes the human being, gives him satisfaction, but also puts him at risk of suffering certain conditions. In this case, the population of interest are the professional instrumentalists musicians, who must keep practice schedules and very demanding tests in terms of frequency and intensity, in addition to the above the presentations and constant concerts, related as stressful situations, that together, can cause great havoc in the body, mainly at the level of the musculoskeletal system, as a result of the overuse of the body segments and the high biomechanical risk to which they are permanently subjected.Colombia despite being a country with a growing increase in recent year