Prevalence of Trigger Finger among Instrumental Musicians of Lahore, Pakistan: Prevalence of Trigger Finger among Instrumental Musicians

Fareeha  Amjad; Mahzaib  Asif; Alishba  Mustansar Billah

doi:10.54393/tt.v3i1.35

Authors

Fareeha Amjad University Instititue of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied health sciences. The University of Lahore
Mahzaib Asif University Instititue of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied health sciences. The University of Lahore
Alishba Mustansar Billah University Instititue of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied health sciences. The University of Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/tt.v3i1.35

Keywords:

Trigger finger, Instrumental Musicians, Frequency

Abstract

Trigger finger is also known as stenosing tenosynovitis. It is a troublesome anomaly that is experienced by most of the musicians and is characterized by catching, popping and locking of the affected finger/fingers. The causes of this anomaly are repetitive hand movements and holding heavy musical instruments. Objective: the basic aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of trigger finger in instrumental musicians. Methods: A cross sectional study design and convenient sampling technique was used to collect the data. A data of 320 musicians was collected through a self-administered questionnaire, who were lying in the inclusion criteria of the study.

Results: In this study the results concluded that the frequency of trigger finger in instrumental musicians is 2.2%. Total 320 instrumental musicians participated in the study and out of it 292 (91.3%) were male and 28 (8.8%) were female. Minimum age was 20 and maximum age was 59 years. 283 (88.4%) were in the age range from 20-29, 25 (7.8%) participants were in the age range of 30-39 years, 10 (3.1%) participants were in the range of 40-49 years and 2 (0-6%) participants were in the range of 50-59 years. Conclusion: The present study concluded that frequency of trigger finger in musicians was very low as 2.2%. The study also determined that occurrence of trigger finger in musicians relies on repetitive hand movements and holding heavy musical instruments.

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