Table 2 Prevalence of MSD according to body region, sport discipline and athletic status

Discipline

MSPs -12 ( +)

Neck

Shoulders

Elbows

Wrists/hands

Upper back

Lower back

Hips/thigh

Knees

Ankles/feet

Athletics

14.7

13.3

11.0

0.0

7.7

20.0

19.4

11.7

16.3

13.3

Basket-ball

29.5

25.3

29.7

27.3

34.6

26.7

30.6

40.3

38.8

35.6

Football

22.8

27.7

20.9

13.6

23.1

24.4

16.7

18.2

10.2

26.7

Rugby

17.1

20.5

14.3

18.2

3.9

15.6

15.3

11.7

14.3

8.9

wristling

4.5

3.6

4.4

4.6

7.7

2.2

2.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

Tennis

12.5

9.6

19.8

36.4

23.1

11.1

15.3

18.2

20.4

15.6

P-value α

0.003

0.97

0.02

0.002

0.001

0.70

0.05

0.0002

0.002

0.1

Status

 Professional

64.3

24.1

34.1

72.7

40.4

31.1

33.3

61.0

38.8

42.2

 Amateur

35.7

75.9

65.9

27.3

59.6

68.9

66.7

39.0

61.2

57.8

P-value α

0.81

0.009

0.61

0.38

0.46

0.46

0.60

0.52

0.65

0.34

Discipline

MSPs- 7d ( +)

Neck

Shoulders

Elbows

Wrists/hands

Upper back

Lower back

Hips/thigh

Knees

Ankles/feet

Athletics

12.4

15.4

7.4

0.0

5.9

11.1

23.5

16.1

16.7

11.1

Basket-ball

30.5

30.8

22.2

0.0

29.4

33.3

23.5

38.7

41.7

22.2

Football

19.1

15.4

22.2

75.0

29.4

11.1

11.8

6.5

33.3

55.6

Rugby

9.5

15.4

7.4

0.0

17.6

0.0

11.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

wristling

7.6

15.4

11.1

0.0

0.0

27.8

11.8

3.2

0.0

0.0

Tennis

21.0

7.7

29.6

25.0

17.6

16.7

17.7

35.5

8.3

11.1

P-value β

 < 0.0001

0.41

0.04

0.27

0.03

0.43

0.26

 < 0.0001

0.4

0.4

Status

 Professional

64.8

15.4

29.6

50.0

35.3

27.8

35.3

29.0

50.0

55.6

 Amateur

35.2

84.6

70.4

50.0

64.7

72.2

64.7

71.0

50.0

44.4

P-value α

0.85

0.11

0.47

0.52

0.95

0.45

0.92

0.39

0.30

0.21