Responses (%) to the various questions related to pain problems in the low back, shoulder (dominant side only) and knees (“jumper’s knee” only) for women (n = 58) and men (n = 57)
| Question | Low back pain | Shoulder pain | Knee pain | |||
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| Pain previous 2 months | 23 (40%) | 26 (46%) | 33 (57%) | 22 (39%) | 14 (24%) | 23 (40%) |
| Pain previous 7 days | 13 (22%) | 18 (32%) | 25 (43%) | 15 (26%) | 11 (19%) | 22 (39%) |
| Days of missed training | ||||||
| 0 | 46 (79%) | 54 (95%) | 45 (78%) | 43 (75%) | 52 (90%) | 43 (75%) |
| 1–7 | 11 (19%) | 2 (4%) | 11 (19%) | 11 (19%) | 3 (5%) | 9 (16%) |
| 8–30 | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (3%) | 4 (7%) |
| >30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| Tournaments missed | ||||||
| None | 57 (98%) | 54 (95%) | 54 (93%) | 53 (93%) | 57 (98%) | 53 (93%) |
| 1–3 | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 3 (5%) | 4 (7%) | 1 (2%) | 4 (7%) |
| 4–10 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| >10 | 0 | 1 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taking painkillers or anti-inflammatory medication when playing? | ||||||
| Yes | 4 (7%) | 6 (11%) | 9 (16%) | 7 (12%) | 6 (10%) | 4 (7%) |