Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with spinal cord injury.

Patient	Age (years)	Gender	Etiology	Level of lesion	AIS classification	Level of pain	Years since injury
P1	70	M	ME	C8	D	-	2
P2	60	F	ME	T4	D	Below-level	2
P3	28	M	T	C6	D	-	5
P4	71	F	ME	T12	D	At-level	3
P5	61	M	T	C4	D	At- and below-level	4
P6	30	M	ME	C5	D	Below-level	3
P7	62	M	ME	T9	D	-	5
P8	67	F	T	T12	D	-	1
P9	47	F	ME	C7	D	Below-level	4

Gender: M = male; F = female. Etiology: T = trauma; ME = medical etiology. Level of lesion: C = cervical; T = thoracic level SCI. AIS classification D: sensory-motor incomplete, with the average strength of the muscles below the level of lesion equal to or above 3 (i.e., movement over the full range of motion against gravity). Level of pain: at-level pain is defined as pain located within the dermatome and 3 dermatomes below the lesion level, and not in any lower dermatomes, unless the pain is thought to be caused by damage to the cauda equine. Below-level pain is defined as pain present more than 3 dermatomes below the lesion level, and the lesion or disease must affect the spinal cord and that the pain is believed to arise as a result of this damage.