School of Music and MASARA, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2023 Dec;18(1):2203624. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2203624.
The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is to explore how five professional South African violinists make sense of their lived experiences of performance-related pain. The research problem this study investigates is multifaceted. It includes examining the career implications for violinists who play despite experiencing pain and are afraid to speak up because of the stigma associated with being injured. There is a lack of support and understanding from fellow musicians, doctors and other specialists when faced with diagnosing injuries and recommending treatment options. In South Africa, there is limited research on these aspects. In this IPA study, the data were collected through semi-structured interviews with five professional South African violinists with performance-related pain.The six subordinate themes that emerged from the data analysis were: (i) Playing through the pain; (ii) Lack of identity; (iii) Depression when unable to play because of pain; (iv) Growth through faith and spirituality; (v) Support and lack of support from family, friends, management, doctors and other experts; and (vi) Lack of awareness and understanding of performance-related injuries. Heightened awareness of musicians' lived experience of performance-related pain could bring about much-needed change and support advocacy for pain-prevention initiatives and assistance for violinists.
本解释性现象学分析（IPA）旨在探讨五位专业南非小提琴家如何理解与演奏相关的疼痛的生活体验。本研究调查的研究问题是多方面的。它包括研究尽管经历疼痛但仍继续演奏的小提琴家的职业影响，以及由于与受伤相关的耻辱感而不敢发声的问题。当面对诊断受伤和推荐治疗方案时，他们会面临来自同行音乐家、医生和其他专家的缺乏支持和理解。在南非，对这些方面的研究有限。在这项 IPA 研究中，数据是通过对五位有演奏相关疼痛的南非专业小提琴家进行半结构化访谈收集的。数据分析中出现的六个次要主题是：（i）在疼痛中演奏；（ii）缺乏身份认同；（iii）因疼痛而无法演奏时的抑郁；（iv）通过信仰和灵性成长；（v）来自家庭、朋友、管理层、医生和其他专家的支持和缺乏支持；以及（vi）对演奏相关伤害的认识和理解不足。提高对音乐家演奏相关疼痛生活体验的认识，可以带来急需的改变，并支持预防疼痛的倡议和对小提琴家的援助。
