Table 3 Prevalence of musculoskeletal troubles, and work-relatedness, in past year. Breakdown of work-related musculoskeletal troubles by body part. Each respondent was able to report musculoskeletal troubles for multiple body parts. Respondent ratings of health and recovery expectations from their musculoskeletal troubles. All values are reported as percentages with the corresponding limits for the 95% confidence intervals (CI)
From: Reported 1-year prevalence of occupational musculoskeletal disorders in Ontario chiropractors
Musculoskeletal trouble last 12 months (N = 432)_ | (%) | 95%CI |
|---|---|---|
Yes | 91.7 | (90.9, 92.4) |
No response | 0.9 | Â |
Rating of general health (N = 396) | (%) | 95%CI |
 Excellent | 26.0 | (24.1, 27.9) |
 Very good | 55.8 | (53.4, 58.2) |
 Good | 16.7 | (15.3, 18.0) |
 Fair | 1.5 | (1.4, 1.7) |
 Poor | 0 |  |
 No response | 0 |  |
Rating of recovery likelihood (N = 396) | (%) | 95%CI |
 Not likely | 5.1 | (4.6, 5.5) |
 2 | 1.8 | (1.6, 1.9) |
 3 | 1.3 | (1.1, 1.4) |
 4 | 2.0 | (1.8, 2.2) |
 5 | 1.8 | (1.6, 1.9) |
 6 | 5.3 | (4.8, 5.8) |
 7 | 2.8 | (2.5, 3.0) |
 8 | 11.6 | (10.6, 12.6) |
 9 | 10.4 | (9.4, 11.3) |
 Very likely | 32.6 | (30.4, 34.7) |
 Already recovered | 24.5 | (22.7, 26.3) |
 No response | 1.0 |  |
Musculoskeletal trouble work-related? (N = 396) | (%) | 95%CI |
 Yes | 63.9 | (61.6, 66.2) |
 No response | 0 |  |
Work-related musculoskeletal trouble in last 12 months by body part (N = 428) | ||
 body part | (%) | 95%CI |
  Neck | 37.4 | (35.2, 39.6) |
  Shoulders | 29.9 | (27.9, 31.9) |
  Elbows | 14.5 | (13.3, 15.7) |
  Wrists/Hands | 38.1 | (35.8, 40.3) |
  Upper Back | 24.3 | (22.6, 26.0) |
  Lower Back | 38.3 | (36.1, 40.6) |
  Hips | 11.7 | (10.7, 12.7) |
  Knees | 11.9 | (10.9, 12.9) |
  Feet/Ankles | 8.4 | (7.7, 9.1) |
  No response | 1.2 |  |