Table 1.
Demographics of the 101 patients with knee pain.
| Age (yr), mean (SD) | 56.4 (14.5) |
| Gender, n males (%) | 36 (35.6) |
| Symptom duration (mo), mean (SD) | 20.9 (35.2) |
| Presence of low back pain, n (%) | 52 (51.5) |
| Japanese Knee Osteoarthritis Measure (0–100), mean (SD)* | 25.7 (17.9) |
| NRS of average pain intensity at the initial consultation (0–10), mean (SD) | 5.6 (2.1) |
| NRS of average pain intensity at the 1-month follow-up (0–10), mean (SD)† | 2.7 (2.1) |
| Kellgren–Lawrence grading scale | |
| Grade 0–1, n (%) | 63 (61.8) |
| Grade 2, n (%) | 17 (16.7) |
| Grade 3, n (%) | 16 (16.6) |
| Grade 4, n (%) | 5 (4.9) |
| Patients with Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 23 (22.8) |
| Negative finding of abnormality on Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 2 (8.7†) |
| Positive finding of abnormality on Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 21 (91.3†) |
| MDT concluding subgroup | |
| Spinal Derangement with directional preference of extension, n (%) | 35 (34.7) |
| Spinal Derangement with directional preference of flexion, n (%) | 1 (1.0) |
| Spinal Derangement with directional preference of lateral, n (%) | 9 (8.9) |
| Knee Derangement with directional preference of extension, n (%) | 19 (18.8) |
| Knee Derangement with directional preference of flexion, n (%) | 8 (7.9) |
| Knee Contractile Dysfunction, n (%) | 4 (3.9) |
| Knee Articular Dysfunction, n (%) | 3 (3.0) |
| OTHERs, n (%) | 22 (21.8) |
NRS = Numerical Rating Scale, MDT = Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy.
*n = 74
†out of n = 23