Table 1
Comparison of neck pain patients undergoing chiropractic treatment with and without dizziness at baseline
| Dizziness Present (N = 177) | Dizziness Absent (N = 226) | P value |
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Gender: % Female
| 75%
| 58%
| 0.001
|
Percentage Smokers: Yes
| 27%
| 18%
| 0.04
|
Pain medication: Yes
| 28%
| 30%
| 0.74
|
Trauma onset: Yes
| 15%
| 19%
| 0.32
|
Duration of complaint: Acute =< 4 Wks
| 35%
| 38.%
| 0.71
|
Subacute = 4 – 12 Wks
| 19.%
| 19%
|
|
Chronic = > 12 Wks
| 46%
| 44%
|
|
General Health:
| Good = 54%
| Good = 61%
| 0.35
|
Average = 41%
| Average = 35%
|
|
Poor = 5%
| Poor = 4%
|
|
Previous Episodes:
|
|
|
|
None
| 43%
| 45%
| 0.65
|
1-3
| 15%
| 16%
|
|
4 or More
| 41%
| 39%
|
|
| Mean (+/−SD) (N = 177)
| Mean (+/−SD) (N = 226)
|
|
Age
| 41.3 (14.1)
| 42.9 (14.1)
| 0.28
|
Baseline Neck Pain NRS score (current)
| 6.3 (2.4)
| 5.7 (2.3)
| 0.011
|
Baseline Arm Pain NRS Score
| 2.9 (3.1)
| 1.8 (2.2)
| 0.0001
|
BQN 1 Pain (average past week)
| 6.0 (2.4)
| 5.6 (2.3)
| 0.052
|
BQN 2 Disability (ADL)
| 4.9 (3.0)
| 3.9 (2.7)
| 0.001
|
BQN 3 Disability (social activities)
| 4.2 (3.1)
| 3.2 (3.0)
| 0.002
|
BQN 4 Anxiety
| 6.3 (2.5)
| 5.2 (2.8)
| 0.0001
|
BQN 5 Depression
| 4.8 (3.1)
| 2.9 (3.0)
| 0.0001
|
BQN 6 Work, Fear Avoidance
| 5.4 (2.9)
| 4.2 (3.0)
| 0.0001
|
BQN 7 Locus of Control
| 5.4 (2.8)
| 4.7 (2.9)
| 0.03
|
BQN Total | 36.4 (15.6) | 29.9 (14.7) | 0.0001 |
NRS = numerical rating scale for pain. ADL = activities of daily living. SD = standard deviation. N = number of patients. WKs = Weeks.