Table 1 Demographic details of chiropractor survey respondents
From: Management of people with acute low-back pain: a survey of Australian chiropractors
Variable | Category | Chiropractors (N = 274) |
|---|---|---|
Sex (n, %) | Male | 181 (66) |
Age (Mean, SD) (Median, IQR) | Â | 41 (12) 40 (32, 49) |
Practice location (n, %) | Urban | 206 (75) |
| Â | Rural | 64 (23) |
| Â | Remote | 4 (1) |
Practice type (n, %) | Group | 173 (63) |
| Â | Solo | 101 (37) |
Years in clinical practice (Mean, SD) (Median, IQR) |  | 15 (11)†13 (7, 21) |
Hours practicing/week (Mean, SD) (Median, IQR) | Â | 30 (12) 30 (25, 35) |
Total patients/week (Mean, SD) (Median, IQR) |  | 104 (69)‡ 90 (60, 140) |
Acute LBP patients/week (Mean, SD) (Median, IQR) | Â | 23 (24)* 15 (5, 30) |
Involvement in teaching (n, %) | Yes | 33 (12.1) |
Formal postgraduate training relevant to LBP (n, %) | Yes | 96 (35)†|
Access to bulk-billing radiology service (n, %) | Yes | 245 (89) |
Take own x-rays (n, %) | Yes | 52 (19) |
Gonstead practitioner (n, %) | Yes | 31 (11) |