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Improving Longevity; Drumming-related Injuries & Methodology to Avoid Them
By filling out and submitting this survey, you give consent for your answers to be used in research. All answers are completely anonymous.
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1.
What is your age?
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2.
How many years have you been playing drums?
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3.
What style of drumming do you most often play?
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Metal
Pop
Rock
Latin
Funk
Jazz
Other (please specify)
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4.
How many hours a week do you usually play drums? (rehearsals, gigging, practicing)
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0-5 hours
5-10 hours
10-15 hours
15-20 hours
20-25 hours
25-30 hours
30-35 hours
35-40 hours
40+ hours
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5.
Have you ever had a drumming-related injury?
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Yes
No
6.
If yes, what was the injury and what did you do to treat it?
7.
How would you rate the pain of your worst injury?
1 - slight discomfort
2 - moderate discomfort
3 - slight pain
4 - moderate pain
5 - severe pain
6 - extreme pain, unable to play
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8.
Do you currently take any preventative measures against injuries? (stretching, warmups etc)
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9.
How well do you think you understand potential injuries you face as a drummer and ways to prevent them?
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Detailed understanding
Moderate understanding
Basic understanding
Poor understanding
Unsure