# Prevalence of musculo skeletal pain among left handed Indian students

## TL;DR

Left-handed Indian students experience high rates of musculoskeletal pain due to right-handed equipment in academic settings.

## Contribution

This study quantifies the high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in left-handed students using the Nordic Pain Questionnaire.

## Key findings

- 92% of left-handed students reported musculoskeletal pain.
- The pain is attributed to using equipment designed for right-handed individuals.

## Abstract

There are a very small number of left-handed people (LHP) and it is common that most of the equipment in academic institutions
starting from benches and laboratory tools to doors and windows are manufactured or modified to be used by right-handed people (RHP)
making it difficult to use them by LH ones. Therefore, it is of interest to understand the actual level of pain & its quality in LH
individuals caused by the utilization of equipment made for RHP. A total of 50 subjects were asked to fill out the Nordic Pain
Questionnaire (NPQ). We found that, the significance of musculoskeletal pain (MS-P) in left-handed individuals is 92%. Thus, the
prevalence of MS-P in left-handed students is significant with 92% frequency.