Table 2 Distribution of pain area and severity
From: Characteristics and status of Korean medicine use in whiplash-associated disorder patients
N | % (excluding individuals with missing data) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Pain distribution | Single pain area | ||
Neck pain with or without radiating pain | 1547 | 13.5 | |
Neck pain with radiating paina | 420 | 5.1 | |
LBP with or without radiating pain | 939 | 7.0 | |
LBP with radiating paina | 353 | 4.3 | |
Joint pain (shoulder or knee) | 146 | 1.8 | |
Shoulder pain | 47 | 0.6 | |
Knee pain | 78 | 0.9 | |
Multiple pain areas | |||
Neck pain with LBP | 4723 | 57.0 | |
LBP with joint pain | 135 | 1.6 | |
Neck pain with joint pain | 150 | 1.8 | |
Neck pain and LBP with joint pain | 412 | 5.0 | |
Severity of current painb | Baseline NRS of LBP in all LBP patients, mean ± SD | 6213 | 5.1 ± 1.4 |
1 ≤ ≤3 | 647 | 10.4 | |
4 ≤ ≤6 | 4849 | 78.1 | |
7 ≤ ≤10 | 717 | 11.5 | |
Baseline NRS of LBP in LBP with radiating pain patients, mean ± SD | 2010 | 5.0 ± 1.5 | |
1 ≤ ≤3 | 331 | 16.5 | |
4 ≤ ≤6 | 1430 | 71.1 | |
7 ≤ ≤10 | 249 | 12.4 | |
Baseline NRS of neck pain in all neck pain patients, mean ± SD | 6843 | 5.1 ± 1.4 | |
1 ≤ ≤3 | 685 | 10.0 | |
4 ≤ ≤6 | 5384 | 78.7 | |
7 ≤ ≤10 | 774 | 11.3 | |
Baseline NRS of neck pain in neck pain with radiating pain patients, mean ± SD | 2069 | 4.9 ± 1.5 | |
1 ≤ ≤3 | 400 | 19.3 | |
4 ≤ ≤6 | 1444 | 69.8 | |
7 ≤ ≤10 | 225 | 10.9 | |
Baseline NRS of shoulder pain, mean ± SD | 328 | 5.4 ± 1.40 | |
1 ≤ ≤3 | 34 | 10.37 | |
4 ≤ ≤6 | 230 | 70.12 | |
7 ≤ ≤10 | 64 | 19.51 | |
Baseline NRS of knee pain, mean ± SD | 623 | 5.0 ± 1.5 | |
1 ≤ ≤3 | 93 | 14.9 | |
4 ≤ ≤6 | 446 | 71.6 | |
7 ≤ ≤10 | 84 | 13.5 |