Table 3.
Musculoskeletal symptoms among participants
| Body Part | Symptoms in the Past 7 days | Symptoms in the Past 12 months | Disabling Symptoms in the Past 12 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
| Any Part | 140 | (70.7) | 176 | (88.9) | 58 | (29.3) | |
| Neck | 81 | (40.9) | 124 | (62.6) | 30 | (15.2) | |
| Shoulders | Any | 64 | (32.3) | 109 | (55.1) | 29 | (14.6) |
| Right | 18 | (9.1) | 42 | (21.2) | 8 | (4.0) | |
| Left | 13 | (6.6) | 17 | (8.6) | 7 | (3.5) | |
| Bilateral | 33 | (16.7) | 50 | (25.3) | 14 | (7.1) | |
| Elbows | Any | 18 | (9.1) | 38 | (19.2) | 8 | (4.0) |
| Right | 13 | (6.6) | 19 | (9.6) | 7 | (3.5) | |
| Left | 4 | (2.0) | 8 | (4.0) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Bilateral | 1 | (0.5) | 11 | (5.6) | 1 | (0.5) | |
| Wrists/Hands | Any | 49 | (24.7) | 109 | (55.1) | 16 | (8.1) |
| Right | 35 | (17.7) | 79 | (39.9) | 11 | (5.6) | |
| Left | 6 | (3.0) | 9 | (4.5) | 4 | (2.0) | |
| Bilateral | 8 | (4.0) | 21 | (10.6) | 1 | (0.5) | |
| Upper Back | 56 | (28.3) | 97 | (49.0) | 19 | (9.6) | |
| Lower Back | 84 | (42.4) | 137 | (69.2) | 29 | (14.6) | |
| Hips/Thighs/Buttocks | 33 | (13.6) | 68 | (34.3) | 14 | (7.1) | |
| Knees | 27 | (13.6) | 50 | (25.3) | 14 | (7.1) | |
| Ankles | 11 | (5.6) | 19 | (9.6) | 4 | (2.0) | |
N number of participants