Table 3.

Categorization of Diagnoses on the Specified Referrals

Pain Area	Most Commonly Referred Diagnoses
Neck	cervical strain, cervical degenerative disease, cervical disk herniation
Upper Back	trapezius spasm/strain, whiplash, thoracic strain
Low Back	lumbar strain, post diskectomy (> 1 year post-surgery), lumbar radiculopathy
Shoulder	rotator cuff tendonitis, impingement, humeral fracture, rotator cuff tear
Elbow	elbow tendonitis, radial head fracture, minor league syndrome
Wrist - Hand	cubital tunnel syndrome, fracture, tendonitis
Hip	trochanteric bursitis, ischial tuberosity bursitis, sacroiliac joint dysfunction
Knee	osteoarthritis, patellofemoral syndrome, patellar subluxation/dislocation
Ankle - Foot	ankle sprain, plantar fasciitis, achilles tendonitis
Systemic / Other	fibromyalgia, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, post-polio syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis