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Table 2 Distribution of COAST patients’ top 20 Reasons For Encounter

From: Who consults chiropractors in Victoria, Australia?: Reasons for attending, general health and lifestyle habits of chiropractic patients

RFE Group (Top 20)a

Number

% of patients (n = 3266)b,c,d

95 % confidence interval

[missing]

[21]

  

Health maintenance/preventive care

1277

39

(32,48)

Spinal problem

1074

33

(28,38)

Neck problem

576

18

(15,21)

Shoulder problem

206

6

(5,8)

Headache

204

6

(5,8)

Hip symptom/complaint

117

4

(3,5)

Leg/thigh symptom/complaint

90

3

(2,4)

Muscle problem

83

3

(2,4)

Knee symptom/complaint

62

2

(1,3)

Arm symptom/complaint

35

1

(1,2)

Back syndrome with radiating pain

41

1

(1,12)

Sleep disturbance

40

1

(0,3)

Follow-up

34

1

(1,2)

Migraine

36

1

(1,2)

General symptom/complaint, other

30

1

(1,2)

Foot/toe symptom/complaint

33

1

(1,2)

Vertigo/Dizziness

34

1

(1,1)

Musculoskeletal symptom/complaint, other

35

1

(0,2)

Ankle problem

24

1

(0,1)

Weakness/tiredness, general

19

1

(0,2)

  1. aExcludes repeat problem group managed at encounter
  2. bTotal number of patients for this analysis
  3. cMissing values not used in percentage calculations
  4. dUp to 3 RFEs could be recorded at each encounter