Table 4.
Prevalence of MSD by upper body region.
| Reported MSD (% Students) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort | BOH1 | BOH3 | DDS1 | DDS4 |
| Neck | ||||
| Any symptoms | 33.3 | 68.8 | 67.1 | 57.7 |
| Persisted > 2 Days | 50 | 36.4 | 41.2 | 40 |
| Affected daily life | 0 | 18.2 | 27.5 | 13.3 |
| Needed treatment | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 6.7 |
| Shoulders | ||||
| Any symptoms | 50 | 31.3 | 44.7 | 46.2 |
| Persisted > 2 Days | 44.4 | 60 | 50 | 58.3 |
| Affected daily life | 44.4 | 20 | 23.5 | 0 |
| Needed treatment | 22.2 | 0 | 11.8 | 8.3 |
| Upper Back | ||||
| Any symptoms | 38.9 | 50 | 34.2 | 34.6 |
| Persisted > 2 Days | 28.6 | 62.5 | 46.2 | 22.2 |
| Affected daily life | 28.6 | 50 | 19.2 | 11.1 |
| Needed treatment | 42.9 | 12.5 | 7.7 | 11.1 |
| Elbows | ||||
| Any symptoms | 0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0 |
| Persisted > 2 Days | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Affected daily life | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Needed treatment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forearms | ||||
| Any symptoms | 5.6 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 15.4 |
| Persisted > 2 Days | 0 | 50 | 71.4 | 25 |
| Affected daily life | 0 | 50 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Needed treatment | 0 | 50 | 28.6 | 0 |
| Wrists/Hands | ||||
| Any symptoms | 44.4 | 50 | 46.1 | 19.2 |
| Persisted > 2 Days | 25 | 25 | 60 | 40 |
| Affected daily life | 25 | 25 | 37.1 | 0 |
| Needed treatment | 0 | 12.5 | 8.6 | 0 |