Reproducibility of cervical range of motion in patients with neck pain

Table 1 Characteristics of patients.

Characteristics	Frequency* (n = 32)
Age (mean, sd)	45.5 (9.2)
Female	20 (62.5)
Headache	2 (6.3)
Trauma reported as cause	8 (25.0)
Reported stiffness of the neck	9 (28.1)
Previous neck pain episodes	18 (56.3)
Current pain 0–10 (mean, sd) †	4.2 (2.3)
NDI score (mean, sd) ‡	15.2 (8.3)
Duration neck pain (median; IQR^$	13.5 (8.0, 25.5)

* Number of patients and % between brackets unless stated otherwise
† Current pain was measured on a numerical 11-point scale ranging from 0 = no pain to 10 = worst pain.
‡ Neck Disability Index: disability and pain measured by 10 items ranging from 0–5 points. Maximal disability 50 points
^$ IQR = Inter-Quartile Range

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