Table 4.
Overall characteristics of musculoskeletal pains.
| Neck Pain Students (718) | Low Back Pain Students (554) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | |
| Temporal window | ||||
| Pain within the last 4 months | 400 | 55.7 | 260 | 46.9 |
| Pain within the last 9 months | 118 | 16.4 | 144 | 26.0 |
| Pain within the last 12 months | 200 | 27.9 | 150 | 27.1 |
| Frequency | ||||
| 16 times/month | 132 | 18.4 | 130 | 23.5 |
| 8 times/month | 192 | 26.7 | 166 | 30.0 |
| 4 times/month | 188 | 26.2 | 124 | 22.3 |
| 2 times/month | 206 | 28.7 | 134 | 24.2 |
| Pain intensity | ||||
| 0—no pain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1—mild pain | 232 | 32.3 | 196 | 35.4 |
| 2—moderate pain | 328 | 45.7 | 218 | 39.1 |
| 3—severe pain | 132 | 18.4 | 110 | 19.9 |
| 4—very severe pain | 26 | 3.6 | 30 | 5.4 |
| 5—worst pain ever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daytime window | ||||
| After several hours of study | 526 | 73.3 | 386 | 69.7 |
| After waking up in the morning | 84 | 11.7 | 54 | 9.7 |
| In the late evening | 66 | 9.2 | 62 | 11.2 |
| No specific moment | 42 | 5.8 | 52 | 9.4 |
| Pain posture onset | ||||
| Sitting | 436 | 60.7 | 280 | 50.5 |
| Walking/housework | 64 | 8.9 | 166 | 30.0 |
| No specific circumstance | 218 | 30.4 | 108 | 19.5 |
| Pain relief strategy | ||||
| Performance exercises | 236 | 32.9 | 210 | 37.9 |
| Medicines | 130 | 18.1 | 46 | 8.3 |
| Sleep | 98 | 13.6 | 88 | 15.9 |
| Wait until it resolves | 254 | 35.4 | 210 | 37.9 |