Table 5 Patient position, body part being manipulated, technique used and table height for those who attributed musculoskeletal troubles to performing or positioning a patient for manipulation. The value of N shown below each body part name represents the denominator used to calculate percentages that are reported in their respective columns
From: Reported 1-year prevalence of occupational musculoskeletal disorders in Ontario chiropractors
| Â | BODY PART WITH REPORTED MUSCULOSKELETAL TROUBLE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neck | Shoulders | Elbows | Wrists & Hands | Upper Back | Lower Back | |
N | 44 | 75 | 27 | 93 | 23 | 57 |
| Â | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
Part of body manipulating/adjusting | ||||||
 Neck | 4.5 | 5.3 | 22.2 | 18.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
 Shoulder | 6.8 | 2.7 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
 Elbow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wrist/hand | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
 Upper back | 13.6 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 28.0 | 39.1 | 3.5 |
 Lower back | 65.9 | 74.7 | 40.7 | 33.3 | 39.1 | 77.2 |
 Hip | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0 | 3.5 |
 Knee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ankle/foot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
 Do not remember | 4.5 | 6.7 | 22.2 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 12.3 |
 No response | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Specific manipulative/adjustment technique used | ||||||
 Activator methods | 0 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
 Applied Kinesiology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cranial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
 Diversified | 90.9 | 96.0 | 77.8 | 88.2 | 91.3 | 89.5 |
 Flexion-Distraction | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
 Gonstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Logan Basic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nimmo/Receptor Tonus | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
 Palmer Upper Cervical/HIO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 SOT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Thompson | 4.5 | 0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
 Do not remember | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
 Other | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
 No response | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patient position | ||||||
 Side-lying | 63.6 | 74.7 | 37.0 | 29.0 | 34.8 | 71.9 |
 Prone | 11.4 | 8.0 | 25.9 | 26.9 | 30.4 | 7.0 |
 Supine | 20.5 | 10.7 | 18.5 | 29.0 | 26.1 | 7.0 |
 Seated | 4.5 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 1.8 |
 Standing | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
 Do not remember | 0 | 2.7 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 |
 No response | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
Approximate table height (inches) | ||||||
 N | 44 | 74 | 27 | 91 | 23 | 55 |
 Average | 25.3 | 24.9 | 23.9 | 24.8 | 25.3 | 23.9 |
 SD | 6.9 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 |