Table 1.
Individual data of the study population–Ds and DAs.
Table 2.
Work and profession related data of the study population in n (%)–Ds and DAs.
Fig 1.
Prevalence of MSDs in the region of the hand/wrist among Ds and DAs in %.
Ds are coloured in blue, DAs in grey. Significant differences (Chi-Quadrat-Test or Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney-Test) are marked with an asterisk (* at p = 0.01, ** at p = 0.02, *** at p = 0.03).
Table 3.
Prevalence of specific medical conditions among Ds and DAs in Germany.
Fig 2.
Different concepts of physiotherapy used for the therapy of hand MSDs.
Ds are coloured in blue, Ds in grey. Splints and insoles are included under "Tape", TENS is included under "Electrotherapeutics and medical ultrasound" and sport is included under "Physical exercise.
Table 4.
Therapy of hand MSDs of Ds and DAs in Germany.