Table 1.

Characteristics of patients in the sample

	Median (Range)
Pain Intensity	5 (1, 8)
Duration (days)	251 (2, 310)
Disability	30 (20, 62)
	Number of patients (%)
Gender (female)	118 (47)
Region of pain
Cervical	140 (55)
Lumbar	112 (45)
Location of pain
Spine only	168 (67)
Proximal segment	47 (19)
Distal segment	33 (13)
Mode of onset
Gradual	122 (49)
Sudden	90 (36)
Traumatic	35 (14)
Prior treatments for spine pain
None	146 (58)
Surgery	0 (0)
PT	6 (2)
Medication	79 (32)
Chiropractic	5 (2)
Massage therapy	5 (2)
Not indicated	10 (4)
Level of education
Less than High school	6 (2)
High school	35 (14)
Some college	54 (22)
Completed college	49 (20)
Some graduate school	55 (22)
Completed graduate school	47 (19)
Not indicated	5 (2)
Workers compensation
Yes	19 (8)