Table 2 Salient features based on regional involvementof the spine
From: Prevalence of facet joint pain in chronic spinal pain of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions
| Â | Â | Cervical (255) | Thoracic (72) | Lumbar (397) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 36% (92) | 36% (26) | 42% (166) |
| Â | Female | 64% (163) | 64% (46) | 58% (231) |
Age (Yrs) | Range | 19 – 82 | 20 – 83 | 20 – 90 |
|  | Mean ± SEM | 43 ± 0.9 | 44 ± 1.8 | 47 ± 0.8 |
Height (inches) | Range | 50 ± 78 | 59 ± 76 | 56 ± 78 |
|  | Mean ± SEM | 67 ± 0.25 | 67 ± 0.44 | 67 ± 0.21 |
Weight (lbs) | Range | 92 ± 350 | 100 ± 330 | 92 ± 370 |
|  | Mean ± SEM | 177 ± 3.10 | 173 ± 5.22 | 184 ± 2.51 |
Duration of Pain (months) | Range | 6 ± 588 | 6 ± 495 | 6 ± 612 |
|  | Mean ± SEM | 96 ± 6.31 | 83 ± 10.82 | 106 ± 5.79 |
Mode of onset of pain | Gradual | 51% (130) | 58% (42) | 50% (198) |
| Â | Following an incident | 49% (122) | 42% (30) | 50% (199) |
Distribution of pain | Left | 15% (39) | 18%(13) | 14%(54) |
| Â | Right | 16% (40) | 18%(13) | 14% (57) |
| Â | Bilateral | 69% (176) | 64%(46) | 72% (286) |
Previous surgery | 18% (44) | 6% (4) | 32% (127) | |
Number of joints involved | Two | 26% (66) | 6% (4) | 79% (313) |
| Â | Three | 70% (179) | 69% (50) | 20% (80) |
| Â | More than three | 4% (10) | 25% (18) | 1% (4) |