Ergonomics of gastrointestinal endoscopies: Musculoskeletal injury among endoscopy physicians, nurses, and technicians

Table 2 Spectrum of musculoskeletal injuries amongst subgroups of endoscopic team

	Endoscopist	GI resident	Endoscopy nurse	E. technician	P value
Pain or numbness (%)					0.22
Yes	7 (53.8)	7 (77.8)	13 (86.7)	15 (78.9)
No	6 (46.2)	2 (22.2)	2 (13.3)	4 (21.1)
Left thumb pain (%)					0.02
Yes	2 (15.4)	0	2 (13.3)	0
No	11 (84.6)	9 (100)	13 (86.7)	19 (100)
Right thumb pain (%)
Yes	0	3 (33.3)	0	0
No	13 (100)	6 (66.7)	15 (100)	19 (100)
Left shoulder pain (%)					0.48
Yes	0	0	1 (6.6)	0
No	13 (100)	9 (100)	14 (93.4)	19 (100)
Right shoulder pain (%)
Yes	0	1 (11.1)	0	0
No	13 (100)	8 (88.9)	15 (100)	19 (100)
Both shoulder pain (%)
Yes	2 (15.4)	2 (22.2)	3 (20)	3 (15.7)
No	11 (84.6)	7 (77.8)	12 (80)	16 (84.)
Left hand pain (%)					0.06
Yes	0	0	2 (13.3)	0
No	13 (100)	9 (100)	13 (86.7)	19 (100)
Right hand pain (%)
Yes	0	2 (22.2)	1 (6.6)	1 (5.3)
No	13 (100)	7 (77.8)	14 (93.4)	18 (94.7)
Both hand pain (%)
Yes	0	0	2 (13.3)	5 (26.3)
No	13 (100)	9 (100)	13 (86.7)	14 (73.7)
Neck/upper back (%)					0.004
Yes	3 (23.1)	5 (55.5)	6 (40)	9 (47.3)
No	10 (76.9)	4 (44.5)	9 (60)	10 (52.7)
Lower back (%)
Yes	2 (15.4)	1 (11.1)	8 (53.3)	7 (36.8)
No	11 (84.6)	8 (88.9)	7 (46.7)	12 (63.2)
Left elbow pain (%)					0.57
Yes	0	0	1 (6.6)	0
No	13 (100)	9 (100)	14 (93.4)	19 (100)
Right elbow pain (%)
Yes	1 (7.6)	1 (11.8)	1 (6.6)	0
No	12 (92.4)	8 (88.2)	14 (93.4)	19 (100)
Both elbow pain (%)
Yes	0	0	1 (6.6)	0
No	13 (100)	9 (100)	14 (93.4)	19 (100)
L hand numbness (%)					0.59
Yes	1 (7.6)	0	1 (6.6)	0
No	12 (92.4)	9 (100)	14 (93.4)	19 (100)
R hand numbness (%)
Yes	0	1 (11.1)	0	1 (5.2)
No	13 (100)	8 (88.9)	15 (100)	18 (94.8)
B/l hand numbness (%)
Yes	0	0	1 (6.6)	0
No	13 (100)	9 (100)	14 (93.4)	19 (100)
Carpal tunnel (%)					0.00
Yes	0	0	2 (13.3)	2 (10.5)
No	13 (100)	9 (100)	13 (86.6)	17 (89.5)

GI: Gastrointestinal.