Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorder among Table Tennis Players in Puducherry

Background: Low back pain or disability and shoulder region pain or disability are the most common musculoskeletal disorders associated with various sports activities. Some sports activities and related MSD are under-detected; one such sport is table tennis players, where regular usage of specific muscle groups repetitively for a long period. As there is a paucity in determining the musculoskeletal disorder among table tennis players, this study was conducted to determine the early detection of functional limitation among table tennis players. Method: This is a prevalence design; random sampling was used. 100 individuals were taken, but only 80 members were included based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. SPADI and ODI are the questionnaires that were introduced to all the participants, which include pain and disability. Each questionnaire was calculated, and the total score was found. Result: This shows that there is severe disability in the shoulder joint SPADI (47%) and there is moderate disability in the low back (25%). Conclusion: This study was conducted that there was a prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among table tennis players in Pondicherry which as indicated by using the shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) and Oswestry disability index (ODI).