Facial Muscle Activity Patterns in Clarinet Players: A Key to Understanding Facial Muscle Physiology and Dysfunction in Musicians.

CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary data reflect a significantly higher overall facial muscle activity in the less-experienced group, potentially resulting in an overload, whereas the more expert players had more optimized muscle activity patterns. PMID: 32486834 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology - June 1, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Franz L, Travan L, Isola M, Marioni G, Pozzo R Tags: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Source Type: research