Liliana, AparicioFilipa M.B., LãSilva, Anabela G.Filipa M.B., Lã2024-05-202024-05-202016-12-010885-1158, 1938-2766https://doi.org/10.21091/mppa.2016.4034https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/11835Objectives: This study aims at assessing the impacts of practicing the accordion on pain and posture of children and adolescent students. Methods: Pain and posture (forward head posture, scapular posture and lumbar lordosis) were compared between two groups of preparatory and secondary school students, matched for age and sex: those who have accordion lessons, hence accordionists (n=16) and those who never have studied a musical instrument, hence non-instrumentalists (n=16). Results: Students having accordion lessons reported significantly more pain in the shoulder, wrist/hand and thoracic regions (p<0.05), showed a significantly more forward head posture (accordionists (median±IQ distance) = 35.6º ± 7.8º, non-instrumentalists (median±IQ distance) = 45.3º±10.8º; p <0.05), and a significantly increased lumbar lordosis (accordionists (median±IQ 14 distance) = 55.5º ± 30.6º, non-musicians (median±IQ distance)= 39.0º ± 3.9º, p <0.05). No significant differences were found for scapular posture between groups. Conclusions: This study suggests that children and adolescents who play the accordion have an increased forward head posture and lumbar lordosis and a tendency to report more pain than children and adolescents who do no play any musical instrumenteninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessjournal articlechildrenadolescentposturepainaccordion lessons