Table 1 Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints with respect of the three years of the study course
| Whole group | First year | Second year | Third year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Any site | 40 | 37 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 46 | 13 | 36 |
| Low back | 29 | 27 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 36 |
| Neck | 18 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 19 |
| Shoulder | 12 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 11 |
| Legs | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Hand/wrist | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 |