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Table 1 Results from two surveys of chiropractors on choice of management strategy for low back pain

From: Management of patients with low back pain: a survey of French chiropractors

Scenarios (Detailed description in Method section) and total number of respondents

Expected responses (Detailed description in Method section)

Most often selected strategy by French respondents (N = 99)

Agreement in French study with expected choice (Yes/No/Partial)

Most often selected strategy by Swedish respondents[[2]] (N = 59)

Agreement in previous Swedish study with expected choice (Yes/No/Partial)

Agreement between French and previous Swedish study (Yes/No/Partial)

1 N = 96

Quick fix

Quick fix (41%)

Yes

Quick fix (54%)

Yes

Yes

2 N = 97

Quick fix or Symptom- guided MC

Clinical findings-guided MC (53%) (moderate consensus)

No

Symptom-guided MC (44%)

Yes

No

3 N = 91

Try again

2nd opinion (21%) or try again (20%)

Partial

Try again (42%)

Yes

Partial

4 N = 95

Symptom-guided MC or (possibly) Clinical findings-guided MC

Symptom-guided MC (39%) or Clinical findings- guided MC (39%)

Yes

Symptom-guided MC (46%)

Yes

Yes

5 N = 95

Try again or External help-keep in touch

2nd opinion (27%)

No

Try again (25%) or Clinical findings- guided MC (24%)

Yes

No

6 N = 92

Try again or External help-keep in touch

External help- keep in touch (27%) or try again (26%)

Yes

Try again (37%)

Yes

Yes

7 N = 92

Try again or external help-keep in touch

2nd opinion (48%)

No

Try again (32%)

Yes

No

8 N = 92

2 ndopinion

2nd opinion (71%) (excellent consensus)

Yes

2 ndopinion (59%)

Yes

Yes

9 N = 91

2 ndopinion

2nd opinion (61%) (moderate consensus)

Yes

2 ndopinion (59%)

Yes

Yes