Table 1 Demographic and clinical data for the total sample
Variable | Total Sample (n = 225) |
|---|---|
Age, mean years (SD) | 32.8 (16.7) |
Sex | |
 # Male (%) | 126 (56%) |
 # Female (%) | 99 (44%) |
Race | |
 # White (non-Hispanic)(%) | 174 (77.3%) |
 # Hispanic (%) | 15 (6.7%) |
 # African American (%) | 24 (10.7%) |
 # Asian (%) | 11 (4.9%) |
 # Arabic (%) | 1 (.4%) |
Anatomical location of symptoms | |
 # Cervical Spine (%) | 3 (1.3%) |
 # Thoracic Spine (%) | 1 (.4%) |
 # Shoulder (%) | 71 (31.6%) |
 # Elbow/Wrist/Hand (%) | 6 (2.7%) |
 # Lumbar Spine (%) | 21 (9.3%) |
 # Hip (%) | 2 (.9%) |
 # Knee (%) | 113 (50.2%) |
 # Foot/Ankle (%) | 8 (3.6%) |
Duration, mean days (SD) | 53.0 (220.9) |
 # Acute (%) | 119 (52.9%) |
 # Sub-acute (%) | 76 (33.8%) |
 # Chronic (%) | 30 (13.3%) |
Pain level at initial evaluation | |
 # Current level (SD) | 3.9/10 (2.5) |
 # Worst level (SD) | 7.5/10 (2.3) |
 # Best level (SD) | 2.6/10 (2.3) |
Post-operative | |
 # Yes (%) | 64 (28.6%) |
 # No (%) | 160 (71.4%) |
Contact Injury | |
 # Yes (%) | 61 (27.1%) |
 # No (%) | 164 (72.9%) |
Traumatic Injury | |
 # Yes (%) | 109 (48.4%) |
 # No (%) | 116 (51.6%) |
Prior Physical Therapy | |
 # Yes (%) | 91 (40.4%) |
 # No (%) | 134 (59.6%) |
Prior Physical Therapy Intervention Successful | |
 # Yes (%) | 68 (74.7%) |
 # No (%) | 23 (25.3%) |
Prior Other Healthcare | |
 # Yes (%) | 44 (19.6%) |
 # No (%) | 181 (80.4%) |
Prior Other Healthcare Successful | |
 # Yes (%) | 33 (75%) |
 # No (%) | 11 (25%) |
Exercise Regularly Prior To Injury | |
 # Yes (%) | 122 (54.5%) |
 # No (%) | 102 (45.5%) |