Table 3 Frequency of pain/paraesthesia bothersomeness and proportion of participants with no clinical signs.

From: Neck-specific exercise for radiating pain and neurological deficits in chronic whiplash, a 1-year follow-up of a randomised clinical trial

 

NSE

NSEB

PPA

Percentages (n)

Percentages (n)

Percentages (n)

Baseline

3 monthsa

6 months

12 months

Baseline

3 monthsa

6 months

12 months

Baseline

3 monthsa

6 months

12 months

No minimum arm pain

44 (26)

69 (34)

62 (28)

61 (28)

44 (26)

36 (20)

51 (24)

65 (32)

52 (27)

52 (23)

53 (20)

33 (13)

Frequency arm pain

Occasionally or less

65 (36)

82 (40)

84 (36)

76 (34)

76 (42)

73 (39)

80 (37)

75 (36)

79 (41)

69 (29)

63 (24)

68 (26)

Daily/constantly

35 (19)

18 (9)

16 (7)

24 (11)

24 (16)

27 (14)

20 (11)

25 (12)

21 (11)

31 (15)

37 (14)

32 (12)

Frequency paraesthesia

Occasionally or less

73 (41)

84 (42)

77 (34)

77 (34)

71 (41)

72 (39)

85 (40)

76 (37)

69 (36)

66 (29)

58 (22)

68 (26)

Daily/constantly

27 (15)

16 (8)

23 (10)

23 (10)

29 (17)

28 (15)

15 (7)

24 (12)

31 (16)

34 (15)

42 (16)

32 (12)

Sensibility, normal

13 (8)

33 (16)

23 (10)

35 (15)

5 (3)

24 (13)

30 (15)

37 (18)

11 (6)

25 (11)

16 (6)

16 (6)

Muscle strength, normal

54 (32)

74 (35)

65 (28)

70 (30)

51 (30)

63 (35)

52 (26)

69 (34)

38 (20)

34 (18)

47 (18)

46 (17)

Tendon reflexes, normal

61 (36)

76 (37)

77 (33)

73 (29)

63 (37)

82 (45)

78 (39)

81 (39)

72 (38)

59 (26)

81 (31)

78 (25)

ULNT-A, non-provocative

55 (31)

56 (24)

35 (15)

74 (31)

43 (25)

56 (26)

32 (16)

75 (36)

57 (30)

37 (15)

45 (17)

51 (19)

  1. a = 3-month data previously presented25, NSE = Neck-specific exercise, NSEB = Neck-specific exercise with a behavioural approach, PPA = Prescription of physical activity. ULNT = Upper limb neural tension test. n baseline = 171, n at 3 months = 148, n at 6 months = 131, n at 12 months = 135.
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