Musculoskeletal pain and work ability
Among 254 participants, poor work ability was reported
by 65 participants (25.6 %). The prevalence of any musculoskeletal
pain during the past month was 46.5 %. Pain
in the lower extremities was most frequently reported
(28.3 %), followed by low back pain (26.6 %), neck pain
(24.8 %) and upper extremities pain (17.8 %). In all,
31.1 % of participants had few pain sites (1 – 2 sites),
whereas 15.4 % had many pain sites (3 – 4 sites).