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Table 1 Demographic profile of the participants

From: Physical therapists and importance of work participation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a focus group study

Participant ID number

Gender

Age (years)

No. of years experience as PT

Group

Specializations(s)

1

Female

28

8

1

Shoulder rehabilitation, lifestyle coach, work reintegration and prevention

2

Female

33

10

1

Hand therapy, physical therapy sciences

3

Male

51

28

1

Rehabilitation, hand therapy, neurology, pain

4

Female

31

9

2

Sports PT

5

Male

40

17

2

Manual therapy, ultrasonography, neuro-dynamics

6

Female

33

9

2

Sports PT

7

Male

65

35

2

Sports PT, OPT, manual therapy

8

Female

36

14

2

OPT, sports PT, psychosomatic PT

9

Female

34

8

3

-

10

Male

32

11

3

Manual therapy

11

Male

52

29

3

Human movement sciences, dry needling

12

Male

45

24

4

Geriatric physical therapy, sports rehabilitation

13

Female

27

1

4

-

14

Male

45

25

4

OPT, manual therapy

15

Female

30

6

4

Manual therapy, dry needling

16

Female

29

2

4

Hand therapy, trigger point therapy

17

Female

29

4

4

Manual therapy (student), dry needling

18

Female

31

9

4

Oncology PT, edema PT

19

Female

25

4

5

-

20

Male

39

16

5

OPT

21

Female

50

29

5

McKenzie, Mulligan

22

Male

39

16

5

OPT, master health and social work

23

Female

50

26

5

Neuro-rehabilitation, work reintegration, sports rehabilitation

24

Female

56

33

6

OPT, Hand therapy

25

Female

32

10

6

OPT

26

Female

23

2

7

-

27

Male

47

16

7

OPT, sports PT

28

Male

47

23

7

OPT

29

Female

22

1

7

Physical therapy sciences (student)

30

Female

25

3

7

Human movement sciences

  1. PT physical therapist, OPT occupational physical therapist