Table 2.
Patient characteristics and primary outcome scores at baseline.
| Variable |
MDT classifications |
P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derangement (n = 35) | Dysfunction (n = 20) | Spinal (n = 27) | |||
| Age, mean (SD) | 47.1 (15.1) | 54.1 (15.8) | 50.0 (18.1) | 0.32* | |
| Sex, n (% female) | 13 (37.1) | 8 (40.0) | 16 (59.3) | 0.19* | |
| NPRS, mean (SD) | 5.4 (1.9) | 4.7 (2.1) | 5.7 (1.6) | 0.15* | |
| UEFI, mean (SD) | 56.0 (15.1) | 54.2 (16.0) | 52.3 (16.3) | 0.66* | |
| Hand Dominancy, n (% dominant) | 25 (71.4) | 13(65.0) | 18 (66.7) | 0.86* | |
| Previous episodes, n (% yes) | 14 (40.0) | 8 (40.0) | 14 (51.9) | 0.60* | |
| Medication use, n (% yes) | 15 (42.9) | 6 (30.0) | 10 (37.0) | 0.64* | |
| Duration of symptoms | ≤12 weeks | 21 (60.0) | 7 (35.0) | 17 (63.0) | 0.12* |
| >12 weeks | 14 (40.0) | 13 (65.0) | 10 (37.0) | ||
| Physical activities | Sedentary-light | 20 (57.1) | 11 (55.0) | 19 (70.4) | 0.47* |
| Medium-heavy | 15 (42.9) | 9 (45.0) | 8 (29.6) | ||
Abbreviations: MDT, Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy; NPRS, Numeric Pain Rating Scale; UEFI, Upper Extremity Functional Index; SD, standard deviation.
*
not significant.