Background Tattoo artists are an understudied population with regards to musculoskeletal (MSK) pa... more Background Tattoo artists are an understudied population with regards to musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Aims To explore the characteristics of MSK pain among Israeli tattoo artists and determine whether they are similar to those of dental workers. Methods An online survey including demographics and the Hebrew version of the Extended Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was disseminated via Israeli social media groups. We directly compared tattoo artists, dental workers and office workers as a reference group. Results Altogether, 114 tattoo artists, 161 dental workers and 296 office workers responded. The most prevalent pain sites were lower back (56%), neck (47%) and hand (36%) among office workers; neck (67%), lower back (62%) and upper back (42%) among the dental workers; and lower back (72%), neck (66%) and hand (55%) among tattoo artists. Contrast analysis suggested office workers were less likely to report pain in the previous 12 months compared with dental workers and tattoo arti...
Background Tattoo artists are an understudied population with regards to musculoskeletal (MSK) pa... more Background Tattoo artists are an understudied population with regards to musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Aims To explore the characteristics of MSK pain among Israeli tattoo artists and determine whether they are similar to those of dental workers. Methods An online survey including demographics and the Hebrew version of the Extended Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was disseminated via Israeli social media groups. We directly compared tattoo artists, dental workers and office workers as a reference group. Results Altogether, 114 tattoo artists, 161 dental workers and 296 office workers responded. The most prevalent pain sites were lower back (56%), neck (47%) and hand (36%) among office workers; neck (67%), lower back (62%) and upper back (42%) among the dental workers; and lower back (72%), neck (66%) and hand (55%) among tattoo artists. Contrast analysis suggested office workers were less likely to report pain in the previous 12 months compared with dental workers and tattoo arti...
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