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Table 3 Primary complaint according to Helfo data (2013)

From: Children and adolescents presenting to chiropractors in Norway: National Health Insurance data and a detailed survey

Complaint/age of child

0–4 years

5–9 years

10–14 years

15–17 years

Total

Excessive crying/infant colic

1427 (13.75 %)

11 (0.30 %)

1 (0.01 %)

-

1439 (4.80 %)

Disturbed sleep

37 (0.36 %)

2 (0.05 %)

0

2 (0.02 %)

41 (0.14 %)

Stomach

1870 (18.0 %)

40 (1.09 %)

15 (0.20 %)

7 (0.08 %)

1932 (6.46 %)

Ears

20 (0.20 %)

18 (0.49 %)

14 (0.19 %)

5 (0.06 %)

57 (0.19 %)

Nose/throat

0

0

0

1 (0.01 %)

1 (0.003 %)

Musculoskeletal system

6539 (63 %)

2921 (79.35 %)

6917 (93.08 %)

8020 (95.13 %)

24,397 (81.53 %)

Headache

4 (0.04 %)

152 (4.13 %)

95 (1.28 %)

190 (2.25 %)

441 (1.47 %)

Asthma/allergy

4 (0.04 %)

2 (0.05 %)

0

4 (0.05 %)

10 (0.03 %)

Dizziness/lethargy

3 (0.03 %)

6 (0.16 %)

22 (0.30 %)

20 (0.24 %)

51 (0.17 %)

Concentration/hyperactivity

11 (0.12 %)

13 (0.35 %)

3 (0.04 %)

0

27 (0.09 %)

Prophylactic examination

174 (1.68 %)

21 (0.57 %)

11 (0.15 %)

8 (0.09 %)

214 (0.72 %)

Enuresis

30 (0.29 %)

210 (5.70 %)

44 (0.59 %)

3 (0.04 %)

287 (0.96 %)

Other

261 (2.51 %)

285 (7.74 %)

309 (4.16 %)

171 (2.03 %)

1026 (3.43 %)

Total

10,380 (100 %)

3681 (100 %)

7431 (100 %)

8431 (100 %)

29,923 (100 %)

  1. (− = not applicable, 0 = no children presenting with a particular complaint)
  2. Helfo: is the Norwegian registry that provided the National Health Insurance data on the accumulated the number of treatments administered by chiropractors, according to diagnostic codes given