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There is limited knowledge about possible adverse effects of this technique on the workers\u2019 health.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>OBJECTIVE:<\/jats:bold>\n                    To compare the frequency of bodily regions with pain in rope access technicians with craft workers and the working population in general.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>METHODS:<\/jats:bold>\n                    The one-month prevalence of pain in the head, neck, distal upper extremities, lower back and lower extremities was recorded in rope access technicians (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u200a=\u200a95), \u201ccraft workers\u201d (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u200a=\u200a289) and \u201call occupations\u201d (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u200a=\u200a1563).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>RESULTS:<\/jats:bold>\n                    An increased prevalence of pain in the neck, distal upper extremities and lower extremities was found for the rope access technicians compared with all occupations (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    -values &lt;0.01). Compared with the craft workers, relatively more rope access technicians reported pain in the lower extremity region (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u200a&lt;0.01) while the groups were similar for the other body regions.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:bold>\n                    The prevalence of pain in the lower extremities was higher in rope access technicians compared with craft workers, while no differences were found for other body regions. 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