Table 3 Overall frequency of use of each technique for specific musculoskeletal conditions*
From: Chiropractic treatment approaches for spinal musculoskeletal conditions: a cross-sectional survey
Musculoskeletal condition | Overall order of use of techniques | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | |
Cervical myofascial pain syndrome | STT (84%) | Div (78%) | Ex (52%) | Instr (36%) | Other (21%) | Gon (8%) | TPT (6%) | EPT (4%) | FlexDist (<1%) |
Torticollis | STT (82%) | Div (76%) | Instr (43%) | Ex (38%) | Other (25%) | Gon (7%) | EPT (5%) | TPT (5%) | FlexDist (2%) |
Cervical facet syndrome | Div (85%) | STT (66%) | Ex (44%) | Instr (42%) | Other (18%) | Gon (9%) | TPT (7%) | EPT (4%) | FlexDist (2%) |
Cervical disc syndrome (without radiculopathy) | Div (66%) | STT (65%) | Instr (45%) | Ex (45%) | Other (25%) | TPT (8%) | FlexDist (7%) | Gon (7%) | EPT (7%) |
Cervical disc syndrome (with radiculopathy) | STT (65%) | Instr (50%) | Div (46%) | Ex (45%) | Other (36%) | FlexDist (11%) | EPT (9%) | TPT (7%) | Gon (6%) |
Cervical lateral stenosis | STT (67%) | Div (59%) | Ex (50%) | Instr (44%) | Other (28%) | FlexDist (6%) | TPT (6%) | Gon (5%) | EPT (5%) |
Cervical central stenosis | STT (62%) | Ex (46%) | Instr (46%) | Div (38%) | Other (38%) | FlexDist (9%) | Gon (6%) | TPT (6%) | EPT (5%) |
Cervical related headache | Div (85%) | STT (81%) | Ex (41%) | Instr (34%) | Other (19%) | TPT (8%) | Gon (8%) | EPT (4%) | FlexDist (1%) |
Thoracic myofascial pain syndrome | Div (85%) | STT (81%) | Ex (44%) | Instr (26%) | Other (18%) | TPT (11%) | Gon (9%) | EPT (4%) | FlexDist (1%) |
Thoracic facet syndrome | Div (86%) | STT (66%) | Ex (38%) | Instr (30%) | Other (17%) | TPT (16%) | Gon (13%) | EPT (4%) | FlexDist (2%) |
Rib dysfunction | Div (90%) | STT (63%) | Instr (41%) | Ex (30%) | TPT (17%) | Other (15%) | Gon (7%) | EPT (4%) | FlexDist (<1%) |
Lumbar myofascial pain syndrome | STT (80%) | Div (73%) | Ex (45%) | Other (23%) | Instr (23%) | TPT (20%) | Gon (12%) | EPT (5%) | FlexDist (4%) |
Lumbar facet syndrome | Div (81%) | STT (61%) | Ex (42%) | TPT (27%) | Instr (25%) | Other (18%) | Gon (14%) | FlexDist (8%) | EPT (34%) |
Lumbar disc syndrome (without radiculopathy) | Div (62%) | STT (53%) | Ex (47%) | TPT (29%) | Other (28%) | Instr (25%) | FlexDist (20%) | Gon (11%) | EPT (5%) |
Lumbar disc syndrome (with radiculopathy) | STT (47%) | Ex (47%) | Div (43%) | Other (38%) | Instr (29%) | FlexDist (29%) | TPT (26%) | Gon (10%) | EPT (9%) |
Lumbar lateral stenosis | Div (55%) | STT (55%) | Ex (45%) | Instr (28%) | TPT (28%) | Other (26%) | FlexDist (21%) | Gon (10%) | EPT (4%) |
Lumbar central stenosis | STT (52%) | Ex (49%) | Div (39%) | Other (35%) | Inst (29%) | FlexDist (26%) | TPT (22%) | Gon (8%) | EPT (5%) |
Sacroiliac dysfunction | Div (77%) | STT (53%) | TPT (42%) | Ex (40%) | Other (30%) | Instr (20%) | Gon (13%) | EPT (2%) | FlexDist (1%) |