Table 2.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants
| PT (n = 175) | FP (n = 76) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Women | 127 | 73 | 54 | 71 |
| Men | 48 | 27 | 22 | 29 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–24 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 25–34 | 96 | 55 | 34 | 45 |
| 35–44 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 26 |
| 45–54 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
| 55–64 | 4 | 2.3 | 8 | 11 |
| 65 + | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Work Experience (years) | ||||
| 0 to 5 | 70 | 40 | 39 | 51 |
| 6 to 10 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 13 |
| 11 to 15 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 to 20 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 7 |
| 21 to 25 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 25 + | 11 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Sector of practice | ||||
| Private | 122 | 70 | 1 | 1 |
| Public | 36 | 21 | 71 | 93 |
| Private and public | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Most common type of patients managed | ||||
| Pediatric | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Adult | 161 | 92 | 59 | 78 |
| Geriatric | 11 | 6 | 13 | 17 |
| Not applicable | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Percentage of patients treated for MSK disorders | ||||
| 1–25 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 62 |
| 26–50 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 51–75 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 9 |
| 76–100 | 129 | 74 | 2 | 3 |
| Not applicable | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Percentage of patients treated for shoulder pain | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1–25 | 81 | 46 | 68 | 90 |
| 26–50 | 76 | 43 | 5 | 7 |
| 51–75 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 76–100 | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 3 |
| Not applicable | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Work settinga | ||||
| Private clinic | 135 | 77 | 2 | 3 |
| Hospital | 36 | 21 | 37 | 49 |
| Readaptation center | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Family medicine Group | 3 | 2 | 73 | 96 |
| Home care | 12 | 7 | 17 | 22 |
| Long term care residence | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| Research center | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Continuing education on MSK disorders | ||||
| Yes | 149 | 85 | 29 | 38 |
| No | 26 | 15 | 47 | 62 |
| Types of PT continuing educationa | ||||
| Manual therapy | 123 | 70 | ||
| Osteopathic approach | 11 | 6 | ||
| Mckenzie approach | 46 | 26 | ||
| Chronic pain treatment | 39 | 22 | ||
| Postural approach | 15 | 9 | ||
| Sports physiotherapy | 37 | 21 | ||
| Motor control | 5 | 2.9 | ||
| Shoulder specific courses | 18 | 10.3 | ||
| Dry needling | 9 | 5.1 | ||
| Other | 11 | 6.3 | ||
PT Physiotherapist, FP Family physician, MSK Musculoskeletal
aRespondents could select multiple answers. The total of answers could exceed 100%