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Table 3 Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain, pain intensity, and activity-limiting pain

From: Psychological distress and musculoskeletal pain in manual therapists during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

Body region

n=d

Prevalencea

n=d

Pain intensityb

n=d

Activity-limiting paina

Neck

762

384 (50%)

384

3.0 (2.0)

762

51 (7%)

Jaw

762

101 (13%)

100

3.0 (2.3)

762

8 (1%)

Shoulders

762

293 (39%)

290

4.0 (2.0)

761

57 (8%)

Upper back

762

303 (40%)

303

3.0 (2.0)

762

24 (3%)

Low back

762

353 (46%)

351

4.0 (2.0)

762

81 (11%)

Elbows

762

108 (14%)

106

3.0 (3.0)

762

27 (4%)

Wrists/hands

762

234 (30%)

233

4.0 (2.0)

762

71 (9%)

Hips/thighs

762

150 (20%)

149

4.0 (2.0)

762

37 (5%)

Knees

762

176 (23%)

175

4.0 (3.0)

761

51 (7%)

Ankles/feet

762

123 (16%)

122

4.0 (3.0)

762

41 (5%)

Other regionc

762

45 (6%)

44

5.0 (4.0)

762

19 (3%)

  1. aValues reported as number (n =) and percentage (%) of the sample
  2. bValues reported as median and interquartile range
  3. cOther region comprised head, groin, chest, calves, forearms, pelvis
  4. dNumber of participants answering the question