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

doi:10.1186/2045-709X-19-19

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Chiropr Man Therap. 2011; 19: 19.

Published online 2011 Aug 27. doi: 10.1186/2045-709X-19-19

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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?"

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)

CI = confidence interval