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Table 4 A description of patients with LBP who, after 1 month of treatment, fit this management strategy: "I would advise the patient to seek additional treatment whilst following the case".

From: The Nordic maintenance care program: case management of chiropractic patients with low back pain – defining the patients suitable for various management strategies

General definition of symptoms/findings given as reasons

Total number of replies

Examples

Findings

7

Tight hypertonic muscles

Weak unbalanced muscles

Body imbalance

Instability

Symptoms

6

Better/symptom free

New symptoms

Less symptoms

Insufficient response

Stiffness

Other health factors

5

Other new health problem

Nutritional deficiency

New trauma

Sign of inflammation, getting worse with Spinal Manipulative Therapy

Local infection, e.g. in foot