Musculoskeletal problems among string instrumentalists in South Africa

Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal Problems in Instrumentalists

Musicians' Medicine: Musculoskeletal Problems in String Players

There is increasing attention to medical problems of musicians. Many studies find a high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in musicians, ranging from 73.4% to 87.7%, and string players have the highest prevalence of musculoskeletal problems. This paper examines the various positions and movements of the upper extremities in string players: 1) basic postures for holding instru...

Schizophrenia among Sesotho speakers in South Africa.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical presentation of schizophrenia among Sesotho speakers. METHOD A sample of 100 participants diagnosed with schizophrenia was evaluated using the Psychiatric Interview Questionnaire. RESULTS Core symptoms of schizophrenia among Sesotho speakers do not differ significantly from other cultures. However, the content of psychological s...

Persisting mental health problems among AIDS-orphaned children in South Africa.

BACKGROUND   By 2008, 12 million children in sub-Saharan Africa were orphaned by AIDS. Cross-sectional studies show psychological problems for AIDS-orphaned children, but until now no longitudinal study has explored enduring psychological effects of AIDS-orphanhood in the developing world. METHODS   A 4-year longitudinal follow-up of AIDS-orphaned children with control groups of other-orphans...

The Effect of South African Geopolitical Position in the Development of Cinema in South Africa

This paper will discuss about the role of the geopolitical location of South Africa in the development of movie and the cinema industry in this country. Despite of bringing ci-nema to South Africa by white Europeans, but the development of this phenomenon is mostly due to the geopolitical position of this country. It is interesting to know that ci-nema reached Africa in much the same time as it...