Table 1.
Baseline demographic characteristics.
| Group 1 (60) |
Group II (60) |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 47% (28) | 42% (25) | 0.581 |
| Female | 53% (32) | 58% (35) | ||
| Age | Mean ± SD | 46.2 ± 10.3 | 45.6 ± 10.4 | 0.738 |
| Weight | Mean ± SD | 208.9 ± 53.3 | 168.1 ± 35.2 | 0.000 |
| Height | Mean ± SD | 67.3 ± 4.4 | 66.3 ± 4.0 | 0.199 |
| Duration of Pain (months) | Mean ± SD | 118.3 ± 98.6 | 91.9 ± 94.5 | 0.137 |
| Onset of the Pain | Gradual | 53% (32) | 52% (31) | 0.855 |
| Injury | 47% (28) | 48% (29) | ||
| Neck Pain Distribution | Neck pain only | 15% (9) | 17% (10) | 0.975 |
| Neck pain worse than upper extremity | 57% (34) | 55% (33) | ||
| Upper extremity worse than neck pain | 8% (5) | 7% (4) | ||
| Both equal | 20% (12) | 22% (13) | ||
| Disc Herniation Levels (at multiple levels) |
C3/4 | 13% (8) | 13% (8) | NA |
| C4/5 | 30% (18) | 20% (12) | ||
| C5/6 | 50% (30) | 60% (36) | ||
| C6/7 | 40% (24) | 47% (28) | ||
| C7/T1 | 10% (6) | 12% (7) | ||
| Numeric Rating Score | Mean ± SD | 7.9 ± 1.0 | 7.9 ± 0.9 | 1.000 |
| Neck Disability Index | Mean ± SD | 29.6 ± 5.3 | 29.2 ± 6.1 | 0.678 |