Table 1.

Nature and frequency of the presenting complaints

Presenting complaint	Number of patients (%)
Low backache	37(54%)
Chest pain (including back of the chest)	27(40%)
Pain in the limbs	26(38%)
Abdominal pain (including lower abdominal pain)	15 (22%)
Headache	23(34%)
Pain in the joints	21(31%)
Numbness in various body parts	20(29%)
Fatigue	19(28%)
Bloating of the abdomen (puffiness)	14(21%)
Faintish feeling	9(13%)
Loss of appetite	7(10%)
Burning sensation over various body parts	8(12%)
Sleep disturbance	5(7%)
Pain along the spine	3(4%)
Pain in other parts of the body not listed above	26(38%)