Comparison of outcomes in neck pain patients with and without dizziness undergoing chiropractic treatment: a prospective cohort study with 6 month follow-up

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Chiropr Man Therap. 2013; 21: 3.

Published online 2013 Jan 7. doi: 10.1186/2045-709X-21-3

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Table 6

Comparison of the proportion of male and female neck pain patients with dizziness who received chiropractic treatment in this prospective outcomes study reporting ‘improvement’ for their ‘dizziness’ at each time point and the specific BQN questions that were significantly different at all data collection time periods

	Females (N = 133)	Males (N = 44)	P value
1 Month % ‘Improved’ for Dizziness	69%	61%	0.36
3 Months % ‘Improved’ for Dizziness	77%	82%	0.77
6 Months % ‘Improved’ for Dizziness	81%	70%	0.34
	Mean (+/−SD)	Mean (+/− SD)
Baseline BQN5 Depression	4.0 (3.3)	3.3 (3.0)	0.03
1 Month BQN 5 Depression	1.7 (2.6)	1.0 (1.9)	0.007
3 Month BQN 5 Depression	1.3 (2.2)	0.6 (1.4)	0.005
6 Month BQN 5 Depression	1.2 (2.3)	0.6 (1.5)	0.022

SD = standard deviation. N = number of patients. BQN = Bournemouth questionnaire for neck pain and disability.