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Table 3 Primary treated body region

From: Compensation claims for chiropractic in Denmark and Norway 2004–2012

Body region

Total n (%)/Approved n (%)

Financial compensation €EUR (% of total)

Cervical spine

93 (31%)/18 (19.4%)

€2,107,271 (91.5%)

Thoracic spine

48 (16%)/4 (8.3%)

€18,236 (0.8%)

Lumbar Spine

118 (39.3%)/14 (11.9%)

€150,462 (6.5%)

Cervical and lumbar spine

3 (1%)/0 (0%)

€0 (0%)

Upper extremity

15 (5%)/2 (13.3%)

€9,359 (0.4%)

Lower extremity

10 (3.3%)/1 (10%)

€8,924 (0.4%)

Accidents

10 (3.3%)/1 (10%)

€3,441 (0.1%)

Non-specified

3 (1%)/1 (33.3%)

€8,064 (0.4%)

Total

300 (100%)/41 (13.7%)

€2,305,757

  1. Complaints stratified by body region primary treated in relation to approvals and financial compensations based on total number of claims from DPCA and NSCP.