Table 2. Coping behaviors for skeletal muscle injuries and disorders.
| Valid response values | Hospital or general clinic | Judo therapist office (osteopathic clinic) |
Acupuncture clinic | Chiropractic and massage clinic |
None | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Bone fracture | 193 | 442 | 162 (83.9) | 358 (81.0) | 43 (22.3) | 100 (22.6) | 3 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.7) | 6 (3.1) | 16 (3.6) |
| Dislocation | 174 | 381 | 136 (78.2) | 291 (76.4) | 47 (27.0) | 92 (24.1) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (2.9) | 17 (4.5) |
| Sprain | 171 | 370 | 125 (73.1) | 274 (74.1) | 34 (19.9) | 79 (21.4) | 4 (2.3) | 2 (0.5) | 4 (2.3) | 6 (1.6) | 16 (9.4) | 33 (8.9) |
| Bruising | 167 | 375 | 104 (62.3) | 236 (62.9) | 12 (7.2) | 50 (13.3)* | 4 (2.4) | 3 (0.8) | 3 (1.8) | 3 (0.8) | 54 (32.3) | 101 (26.9) |
| Stiff shoulders | 181 | 414 | 49 (27.1) | 137 (33.1) | 26 (14.4) | 52 (12.6) | 18 (9.9) | 41 (9.9) | 21 (11.6) | 50 (12.1) | 80 (44.2) | 165 (39.9) |
| Low back pain | 211 | 473 | 140 (66.4) | 321 (67.9) | 25 (11.8) | 74 (15.6) | 12 (5.7) | 16 (3.4) | 16 (7.6) | 45 (9.5) | 36 (17.1) | 68 (14.4) |
| Acute muscle/joint pain | 183 | 416 | 140 (76.5) | 328 (78.8) | 10 (5.5) | 44 (10.6)* | 7 (3.8) | 6 (1.4) | 9 (4.9) | 23 (5.5) | 26 (14.2) | 39 (9.4) |
| Chronic muscle/joint pain | 162 | 338 | 89 (54.9) | 198 (58.6) | 12 (7.4) | 41 (12.1) | 6 (3.7) | 16 (4.7) | 14 (8.6) | 25 (7.4) | 49 (30.2) | 89 (26.3) |
| Daily fatigue | 173 | 380 | 33 (19.1) | 75 (19.7) | 9 (5.2) | 31 (8.2) | 6 (3.5) | 21 (5.5) | 21 (12.1) | 50 (13.2) | 108 (62.4) | 219 (57.6) |
Data are shown as n (%). χ2 test between males and females: *p<0.05.