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Table 2 The number and proportions of specific types and levels of adverse events after each visit

From: Adverse events after manual therapy among patients seeking care for neck and/or back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Visit number

1 (n = 767)

2 (n = 685)

3 (n = 556)

4 (n = 389)

5 (n = 211)

6 (n = 84)

Type and level of the side-effect

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Soreness

      

Any levela

341 (44)

353 (51)

249 (44)

154 (39)

90 (43)

41 (49)

Short minor

199 (26)

124 (18)

90 (16)

64 (16)

36 (17)

23 (27)

Long minor

0

85 (12)

54 (10)

28 (7)

25 (12)

9 (11)

Short moderate

54 (7)

61 (9)

52 (9)

29 (7)

18 (9)

4 (5)

Long moderate

88 (11)

83 (12)

53 (9)

33 (9)

11 (5)

5 (6)

Pain

      

Any level

145 (19)

140 (20)

74 (13)

47 (12)

23 (11)

13 (15)

Short minor

27 (4)

23 (3)

18 (3)

10 (2)

4 (2)

3 (4)

Long minor

13 (2)

16 (2)

8 (1)

8 (2)

8 (4)

3 (4)

Short moderate

40 (5)

47 (7)

13 (2)

10 (2)

5 (2)

3 (4)

Long moderate

65 (8)

54 (8)

35 (6)

19 (5)

6 (3)

4 (5)

Stiffness

      

Any level

108 (14)

105 (15)

61 (11)

36 (9)

25 (11)

6 (7)

Short minor

29 (4)

23 (3)

15 (3)

8 (2)

5 (2)

2 (2)

Long minor

16 (2)

23 (3)

13 (2)

11 (3)

11 (5)

1 (1)

Short moderate

24 (3)

24 (4)

15 (3)

8 (2)

6 (3)

0

Long moderate

39 (5)

35 (5)

18 (3)

9 (2)

3 (1)

3 (4)

Tiredness

      

Any level

100 (12)

134 (20)

81 (14)

52 (13)

21 (10)

12 (14)

Short minor

55 (7)

74 (11)

39 (7)

32 (8)

12 (6)

7 (8)

Long minor

3 (0)

4 (1)

6 (1)

1 (0)

1 (0)

0

Short moderate

31 (4)

43 (6)

29 (5)

10 (3)

7 (3)

4 (5)

Long moderate

11 (1)

13 (2)

7 (1)

9 (2)

1 (1)

1 (1)

Headache

      

Any level

83 (11)

104 (15)

68 (12)

34 (8)

12 (6)

8 (10)

Short minor

23 (3)

32 (5)

25 (4)

5 (1)

6 (3)

3 (4)

Long minor

4 (1)

10 (1)

4 (1)

5 (1)

0

0

Short moderate

40 (5)

41 (6)

24 (4)

16 (4)

4 (2)

4 (5)

Long moderate

16 (2)

21 (3)

15 (3)

8 (2)

2 (1)

1 (1)

Dizziness

      

Any level

79 (11)

53 (8)

33 (6)

14 (4)

9 (4)

4 (4)

Short minor

28 (4)

31 (4)

17 (3)

7 (2)

6 (3)

1 (1)

Long minor

27 (4)

2 (0)

0

0

0

0

Short moderate

10 (1)

13 (2)

14 (3)

6 (2)

3 (1)

2 (2)

Long moderate

14 (2)

7 (1)

2 (0)

1 (0)

0

1 (1)

Other

      

Any level

54 (8)

46 (7)

24 (4)

16 (3)

6 (3)

6 (7)

Short minor

13 (2)

8 (1)

6 (1)

0

2 (1)

2 (2)

Long minor

5 (1)

7 (1)

3 (1)

3 (1)

0

0

Short moderate

12 (2)

13 (2)

2 (1)

7 (1)

1 (1)

3 (4)

Long moderate

24 (3)

18 (3)

13 (2)

6 (1)

3 (1)

1 (1)

Nausea

      

Any level

31 (4)

27 (4)

16 (3)

10 (5)

2 (1)

3 (3)

Short minor

14 (2)

9 (1)

7 (1)

3 (1)

0

0

Long minor

1 (0)

1 (0)

0

1 (1)

0

0

Short moderate

14 (2)

13 (2)

8 (1)

4 (2)

2 (1)

2 (2)

Long moderate

2 (0)

4 (1)

1 (0)

2 (1)

0

1 (1)

  1. aLevel: Short minor (NRS ≤ 3 and duration <24 h), Long minor (NRS ≤ 3 and duration ≥24 h), Short moderate (NRS > 3 and duration <24 h), Long moderate (NRS > 3 and duration ≥24 h).
  2. Numeric rating scale (NRS) 0–10 (0 = had not bothered them at all and 10 = had bothered them in the worst possible way).
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