Table 2.
Most frequent diagnoses made at each joint sitea
| Neck, n (%) | Shoulder, n (%) | Elbow, n (%) | Hand and wrist, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 183 | Total | 291 | Total | 68 | Total | 233 |
| Neck pain without referral to the arm | 151 (83) | Subacromial pathology | 179 (62) | Epicondylitis | 45 (66) | Carpal tunnel syndrome | 95 (41) |
| Neck pain with referral to the arm | 36 (20) | Glenohumeral OA/frozen shoulder | 78 (27) | Other | 24 (35) | OA (nodal, radiocarpal, first CMCJ) | 58 (25) |
| Other | 9 (5) | Acromioclavicular OA | 40 (14) | Tendon problems (trigger finger, de Quervains’ tenosynovitis) | 48 (21) | ||
| Other | 23 (8) | Other | 45 (19) | ||||
| Spine, n (%) | Hip, n (%) | Knee, n (%) | Foot and ankle, n (%) | ||||
| Total | 615 | Total | 142 | Total | 514 | Total | 141 |
| Low back pain without referral to the leg | 286 (47) | OA | 75 (53) | OA | 289 (56) | Achilles pathology and plantar fasciitis | 42 (30) |
| Low back pain with referral to the leg | 233 (38) | Trochanteric bursitis | 40 (28) | Menisceal pathology | 114 (22) | Ankle problems (ligament injury, instability, tendonitis/tendinopathy) | 38 (27) |
| Spinal stenosis | 41 (7) | Other | 31 (22) | Anterior knee pain | 43 (8) | Mid-foot OA/flat feet | 29 (20) |
| Other | 79 (13) | Ligament pathology (cruciate, collateral) | 41 (8) | Forefoot problems (Morton’s neuroma, hallux valgus, first MTPJ OA) | 23 (16) | ||
| Other | 75 (15) | Other | 24 (17) |
a
CMCJ = carpometacarpal joint. MTPJ = metatarsophalangeal joint. OA = osteoarthritis. Column totals add up to greater than 100% as some participants have more than one diagnosis recorded.