Table 1 Correlation between referred pain and task, pain and age, pain and duration of task
From: Risk assessment of upper limbs repetitive movements in a fish industry
Pain | Task | Age [years] | Duration of task [years] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filleting | Filleting/packaging | Packaging | < 30 | 30/39 | ≥ 40 | < 2 | 2/4 | ≥ 4 | |
Neck | 17 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
Shoulders | 20 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 9 |
Elbows | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wrists/hands | 17 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 11 |
Dorsal region | 13 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Lumbar region | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Hips/thighs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Knees | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Ankles/feet | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Total | 28 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 15 |
Neck | 60.7% | 42.9% | 84.6% | 46.7% | 75% | 71.4% | 52% | 100% | 66.7% |
Shoulders | 71.4% | 57.1% | 92.3% | 73.3% | 83.3% | 71.4% | 80% | 87.5% | 60% |
Elbows | 10.7% | 0% | 15.4% | 0% | 0% | 23.8% | 4% | 12.5% | 20% |
Wrists/hands | 60.7% | 71.4% | 84.6% | 73.3% | 50% | 76.2% | 60% | 87.5% | 73.3% |
Dorsal region | 46.4% | 28.6% | 61.5% | 46.7% | 33.3% | 57.1% | 44% | 75% | 40% |
Lumbar region | 42.9% | 28.6% | 53.9% | 40% | 41.7% | 47.6% | 40% | 62.5% | 40% |
Hips/thighs | 10.7% | 0% | 23.1% | 6.7% | 16.7% | 14.3% | 8% | 12.5% | 20% |
Knees | 28.6% | 14.3% | 30.8% | 26.7% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 24% | 37.5% | 26.7% |
Ankles/feet | 21.4% | 0% | 38.5% | 13.3% | 25% | 28.6% | 12% | 25% | 40% |
Average | 39.3% | 27% | 53.9% | 36.3% | 38% | 47.1% | 36% | 55.6% | 43% |