|
|
Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of patients
allocated manual therapy, physiotherapy, or general practitioner care
for neck pain. Values are numbers (percentages) of patients unless
stated
otherwise
|
|
Outcome measure
|
Manual therapy
(n=60)
|
Physiotherapy (n=59)
|
General
practitioner care (n=64)
|
| Mean (SD) age
(years) |
44.6 (12.4) |
45.9 (11.9) |
45.9
(10.5) |
| Female |
34 (57) |
41 (70) |
36 (56) |
| In paid
work |
47 (78) |
42 (71) |
46 (72) |
| Duration of neck
pain: |
|
|
|
| 2-6 weeks |
29 (48) |
27 (46) |
32 (50) |
| 7-12 weeks |
13 (22) |
15 (25) |
20 (31) |
 13
weeks |
18 (30) |
17 (29) |
12 (19) |
| Previous neck pain |
38
(63) |
35 (59) |
46 (72) |
| Previous treatment for neck pain |
42
(70) |
34 (58) |
43 (67) |
|