## 3 Results  
The characterization of the physical characteristics of the participants is presented in Table 1. A large dispersion of the minimum and maximum values was observed for the measured somatic parameters and indicators. Five players were overweight (according to BMI). Elite goalball players were more likely to report musculoskeletal pain in the last six months (38 times) than in the last week (24 times). The pain reported in both NMQ6 and NMQ7 was most common in the wrists/hands and lower back, and, in NMQ6, also in the shoulders and ankles/feet (Table 2). Four players reported no pain in both the last \begin{table}
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**Characteristics** & **Mean \(\pm\) SD** & **Min-Max** & **Qualitative Assessment** \\ \hline BM (kg) & 81.4 \(\pm\) 14.1 & 57.2–108.7 & - \\ BH (cm) & 177.0; 17 & 170.0–195.3 & - \\ WC (cm) & 86.9 \(\pm\) 9.9 & 70.5–106.0 & \textless{}90 n = 9; \textgreater{}90 ** n = 3 \\ HC (cm) & 102.5 \(\pm\) 8.1 & 87.0–119.0 & - \\ BMI (kg/m\({}^{2}\)) & 24.6 \(\pm\) 3.1 & 19.1–29.9 & \textless{}25 n = 7; \textgreater{}25 end \textless{}30 ** n = 5 \\ BAI & 23.9 \(\pm\) 2.8 & 19.9–28.3 & \textless{}21 n = 3; \textgreater{}21 ** n = 9 \\ FAT (\%) \({}^{\star}\) & 21.8 \(\pm\) 7.1 & 12.3–37.7 & - \\ FfST (\%) \({}^{\star}\) & 74.2 \(\pm\) 6.8 & 59.2–83.4 & - \\ \hline \end{tabular} BM—body mass; BH—body height; WC—waist circumference; HC—ship circumference; BMI—body mass index; BAI—body adiposity index; FAT—fat tissue; FfST—Fat-free soft tissue; \({}^{\star}\)—n = 11; \({}^{\star}\)—above normal; italics—variables with non-normal distribution for which the median and interquartile range were given.  
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Table 1: Characteristics of respondents’ physical status (N = 12). seven days and the last six months. The maximum number of areas reported by players as being affected by musculoskeletal complaints was five. There were statistically significant negative correlations of total NMQ7 with lumbar lordosis angle (LLA) in the habitual standing position (R = \(-0.6\); \(p\) = 0.04), trunk flexion (R = \(-0.8\), \(p\) = 0.002), and trunk extension (R = \(-0.6\); \(p\) = 0.03), and a positive correlation with thoracic kyphosis angle (TKA) in trunk flexion (R = 0.8, \(p\) = 0.005). There was a statistically significant, inversely proportional correlation of TKA values in the habitual position (R = \(-0.58\); \(p\) = 0.049) and TKA in trunk flexion (R = \(-0.6\); \(p\) = 0.038) with time of disability. The qualitative assessment showed that four athletes were characterized by normal posture, i.e., normal values of TKA, LLA, and pelvic alignment. Furthermore, 75% of the participants had a normal thoracic kyphosis angle and 50% had a normal lumbar lordosis angle (Table 3). \begin{table}
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**Body Parts** & **NMQ7** & **NMQ6** \\  & **n/\%** & **n/\%** \\ \hline neck/nape of the neck & 1/8.3 & 3/25 \\ arms & 4/33.3 & 5/41.7 \\ upper back & 1/8.3 & 4/33.3 \\ elbows & 0 & 4/33.3 \\ wrists/hands & 6/50 & 6/50 \\ lower back & 5/41.7 & 5/41.7 \\ hips/thighs & 2/16.7 & 3/25 \\ knees & 2/16.7 & 3/25 \\ ankles/feet & 3/25 & 5/41.7 \\ \hline \end{tabular} n—number of participants.  
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Table 2: Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain by body area in the last 7 days (NMQ7) and 6 months (NMQ6). \begin{table}
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Table 4 shows the range of motion for each athlete and the average of all participants. In terms of the range of motion of the thoracic and lumbar spine, the Medi Mouse indicated, with a minus sign ('\(-\)'), the forward direction of projection of the individual spinal segments, thus showing that the athletes studied were characterized by a flattening of the kyphosis and a deepening of the lordosis during trunk extension. In most of the players, normal values of the range of motion in flexion were observed, and values outside the norm indicated a decrease in mobility in both the thoracic and lumbar spine. In the case of range of motion in extension, the results were not as clear-cut.