Table 2 Frequency n(%) of the chief complaint variables
From: A demographic and epidemiological study of a Mexican chiropractic college public clinic
Primary Complaint | N(%) | |
|---|---|---|
Head and Neck | 82(16.4) | |
Thoracic | 63(12.6) | |
Lumbar | 146(29.2) | |
Pelvis | 42(8.4) | |
Sacrum and coccyx | 19(3.8) | |
Extremities | 140(28.0) | |
Radiculopathy | 2(.4) | |
Other | 6(1.2) | |
Total | 500(100) | |
Secondary Complaint | ||
Head and Neck | 15(5.3) | |
Thoracic | 27(9.6) | |
Lumbar | 77(27.4) | |
Pelvis | 33(11.7) | |
Sacrum and coccyx | 41(14.6) | |
Extremities | 48(17.1) | |
Radiculopathy | 35(12.5) | |
Other | 5(1.8) | |
Total | 281/500(56.2) | |
Tertiary Complaint | ||
Head and Neck | 2(2.6) | |
Thoracic | 3(3.9) | |
Lumbar | 13(17.1) | |
Pelvis | 9(11.8) | |
Sacrum and coccyx | 16(21.1) | |
Extremities | 19(25.0) | |
Radiculopathy | 13(17.1) | |
Other | 1(1.3) | |
Total | 76/500(15.2) | |
Extremity complaints* | Total N(%) | ≥90 days N(%) |
Shoulder | 50(24.2) | 33(22.4) |
Elbow | 9(4.3) | 4(2.7) |
Hand | 11(5.3) | 8(5.4) |
Hip | 8(3.9) | 4(2.7) |
Knee | 101(48.8) | 82(55.8) |
Ankle | 28(13.5) | 16(10.9) |
Total | 207/500 (41.4) | 147/500 (29.0) |
Duration of complaint | N(%) | |
Acute (<90 days) | 122(24.4) | |
Chronic (> = 90 days) | ||
< 365 days | 68(13.6) | |
365 days + | 310(62) | |
Total | 500(100) | |
Cause | ||
Trauma | 235(47.0) | |
Work Related | 74(14.8) | |
Sports Related | 68(13.6) | |
Idiopathic | 98(19.6) | |
Other | 25(5.0) | |
Total | 500(100) | |
Visual Analog Scale | ||
0 | 1(.2) | |
1 | 2(.4) | |
2 | 12(2.4) | |
3 | 31(6.2) | |
4 | 52(10.4) | |
5 | 97(19.4) | |
6 | 69(13.8) | |
7 | 70(14.0) | |
8 | 100(20) | |
9 | 48(9.6) | |
10 | 18(3.6) | |
Total | 500(100) | |
Related Symptoms | ||
None | 233(46.6) | |
Fever | 7(1.4) | |
Night sweats | 48(9.6) | |
Dizziness | 87(17.4) | |
Blurred vision | 64(12.8) | |
Fatigue | 144(28.8) | |
Other | 61(1.22) | |
Total | 500(100) | |
Previous Attended | ||
None | 216(43.2) | |
Medical | 162(32.4) | |
Physiotherapist | 39(7.8) | |
Alternative health care | 59(11.8) | |
Folk medicine | 46(9.2) | |
Other | 3(.6) | |
Total | 500(100) | |
Treatment | ||
None | 215(43.0) | |
Drug therapy | 126(25.2) | |
Surgery | 2(.4) | |
Physiotherapy | 52(10.6) | |
Other | 150(30.0) | |
Total | 500(100) |