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From: How do chiropractors manage clinical risk? A questionnaire study

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Clinical management options in response to case scenario 1. Likelihood of nine given clinical management options being followed in response to Case Scenario 1: A patient with non-specific low-back pain has not improved at all after 46 treatments. The dotted lines demarcate a region of the chart outside of which management options were arbitrarily designated as ‘likely’ (upper line) or ‘unlikely’ (lower line) to be undertaken. Thus, in this instance, Swiss and UK chiropractors are likely to re-evaluate, send for imaging, and change the treatment approach; UK chiropractors were likely to refer to another healthcare professional; both groups were unlikely to continue the treatment until the patient is subluxation-free, stop and then monitor regularly or stop to apologise and report to the incident reporting system; Swiss chiropractors were unlikely to stop and invite the patient to return as needed.

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