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Table 1 Pain PROMs for LBP and their frequency

From: A preliminary investigation examining patient reported outcome measures for low back pain and utilisation amongst chiropractors in Australia: facilitators and barriers to clinical implementation

PROM

Freq. (n)

Initial consult

Each visit

3–6 visits

6–9 visits

9–12 visits

Weekly

Monthly

Annually

Never

LBP PAIN PROM

 Pain diagram

 

212

9

13

8

15

2

2

10

58

 Visual analogue Scale (VAS)

 

167

53

45

14

36

3

10

10

43

 Numeric rating scale (NRS)

 

119

65

45

11

26

8

8

6

74

 McGill pain questionnaire

 

32

0

6

3

6

1

12

10

189

 “Other”

31