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Table 3 Responses to the third question of diagnosis, "What has gone wrong with this person as a whole that would cause the pain experience to develop and persist?"

From: Application of a diagnosis-based clinical decision guide in patients with neck pain

Diagnostic sign

Frequency

Percent (95% CI)

Dynamic instability

38

40.0 (30.2-49.9)

Oculomotor Dysfunction

11

11.6 (5.1-18.0)

Central pain hypersensitivity

4

4.2 (0.2-8.3)

Fear

30

31.6 (22.2-40.9)

Passive coping

5

5.3 (0.8-9.8)

Depression

2

2.1 (0-5.0)

  1. CI = confidence interval