Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants

Gender

 Women

127

73

54

71

 Men

48

27

22

29

Age (years)

 18–24

11

6

0

0.0

 25–34

96

55

34

45

 35–44

46

26

20

26

 45–54

18

10

12

16

 55–64

4

2.3

8

11

 65 + 

0

0.0

2

3

Work Experience (years)

 0 to 5

70

40

39

51

 6 to 10

38

22

10

13

 11 to 15

23

13

3

4

 16 to 20

23

13

5

7

 21 to 25

10

6

7

9

 25 + 

11

6

12

16

Sector of practice

 Private

122

70

1

1

 Public

36

21

71

93

 Private and public

15

9

3

4

 Other

2

1

1

1

Most common type of patients managed

 Pediatric

2

1

3

4

 Adult

161

92

59

78

 Geriatric

11

6

13

17

 Not applicable

1

0.6

1

1

Percentage of patients treated for MSK disorders

 1–25

7

4

47

62

 26–50

11

6

20

26

 51–75

26

15

7

9

 76–100

129

74

2

3

 Not applicable

2

1

0

0.0

Percentage of patients treated for shoulder pain

 0

1

0.6

0

0.0

 1–25

81

46

68

90

 26–50

76

43

5

7

 51–75

14

8

1

1

 76–100

1

0.6

2

3

 Not applicable

2

1

0

0.0

Work setting^a

 Private clinic

135

77

2

3

 Hospital

36

21

37

49

 Readaptation center

10

6

0

0.0

 Family medicine Group

3

2

73

96

 Home care

12

7

17

22

 Long term care residence

2

1

16

21

 Research center

4

2

0

0.0

 Other

8

5

5

7

Continuing education on MSK disorders

 Yes

149

85

29

38

 No

26

15

47

62

Types of PT continuing education^a

 Manual therapy

123

70

 Osteopathic approach

11

6

 Mckenzie approach

46

26

 Chronic pain treatment

39

22

 Postural approach

15

9

 Sports physiotherapy

37

21

 Motor control

5

2.9

 Shoulder specific courses

18

10.3

 Dry needling

9

5.1

 Other

11

6.3