A Survey of Neck Pain among Dentists of the Lebanese Community

Table 8

Correlation between muscle pain and position-related characteristics.

		Muscular pain due to dental practice		Total	value
		No	Yes
Are you able to change your work posture, seating or standing, during your practice?	No	2	48	50	0.023
		4.4%	16.2%	14.6%
	Yes	43	249	292
		95.6%	83.8%	85.4%
Do you frequently change positions during your clinical practice?	No	11	109	120	0.108
		24.4%	36.7%	35.1%
	Yes	34	188	222
		75.6%	63.3%	64.9%
After finishing clinical practice, do you perform stretching exercises?	No	25	205	230	0.073
		55.6%	69.0%	67.3%
	Yes	20	92	112
		44.4%	31.0%	32.7%
Are the instruments within hand reach without making strenuous movements?	No	19	161	180	0.133
		42.2%	54.2%	52.6%
	Yes	26	136	162
		57.8%	45.8%	47.4%
Do you perform torsions or cervical flexions to improve vision when working in the oral cavity?	No	6	24	30	0.246
		13.3%	8.1%	8.8%
	Yes	39	273	312
		86.7%	91.9%	91.2%
Do you cross your legs while working?	No	36	217	253	0.323
		80.0%	73.1%	74.0%
	Yes	9	80	89
		20.0%	26.9%	26.0%

Chi-square test.