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Table 2 The time period for the next treatment by the time period for the last treatment for non-maintenance care patients in a survey of chiropractors in Denmark and Norway.

From: The Nordic Maintenance Care Program - Time intervals between treatments of patients with low back pain: how close and who decides?

DK+N

No new visit (n = 108)

Next visit within 1 week (n = 297)

Next visit between 2-4 weeks (n = 84)

Next visit between 1-3 months

(n = 51)

Next visit in over 3 months or later (n = 2)

Total

Last visit within 1 week (n = 342)

17%

63%

15%

4%

0%

100%

Last visit within 2-4 weeks (n = 107)

21%

31%

23%

23%

1%

100%

Last visit within 1-3 moths

(n = 44)

27%

41%

11%

18%

2%

100%

Last visit within 3 months or later

(n = 49)

29%

61%

4%

6%

0%

100%

  1. The bold print show percentage of time-intervals which were most commonly used.