Amount of health care and self-care following a randomized clinical trial comparing flexion-distraction with exercise program for chronic low back pain

Table 3 Actual and Annualized Ranges of Numbers of Visits per Health Care Provider for Low Back Pain during One-Year Follow-Up

	FD group (n = 107)		EP group (n = 84)
Outcome measure	Actual Ranges	Annualized Ranges	Actual Ranges	Annualized Ranges
Any health care provider	0 to 30	0 to 33	0 to 46	0 to 51
General Practitioner/Internist	0 to 6	0 to 7	0 to 10	0 to 15
Chiropractor	0 to 27	0 to 29	0 to 46	0 to 51
Physical Therapist	0 to 3	0 to 4	0 to 16	0 to 19
Emergency Room	0 to 2	0 to 3	0 to 1	0 to 1
Orthopedic Surgeon	0 to 5	0 to 6	0 to 6	0 to 15
Massage Therapist	0 to 3	0 to 3	0 to 11	0 to 12
Acupuncturist	0 to 3	0 to 4	0 to 12	0 to 13
Napropath	0 to 1	0 to 1	0 to 1	0 to 7
Neurologist	0 to 3	0 to 3	0 to 0	0 to 0
Psychiatrist	0 to 7	0 to 8	0 to 0	0 to 0

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