Table 2 Chiropractors’ practice characteristics regarding the frequency of treating patients with low back-related leg pain
Characteristic | Never/rarely/ sometimes (n = 364) | Often (n = 1543) |  |
|---|---|---|---|
p | |||
Practice location n (%) | |||
 Urban | 271 (79.5%) | 1093 (75.3%) | 0.102 |
 One location only | 280 (77.6%) | 1143 (74.2%) | 0.188 |
Other practitioners in the same practice location n (%) | |||
 General practitioner | 25 (6.9%) | 98 (6.4%) | 0.718 |
 Podiatrist | 35 (9.6%) | 146 (9.5%) | 0.928 |
 Medical specialist | 10 (2.8%) | 42 (2.7%) | 0.979 |
 Physiotherapist | 30 (8.2%) | 148 (9.6%) | 0.426 |
 Another chiropractor | 189 (51.9%) | 929 (60.2%) | 0.004 |
 Exercise physiologist | 17 (4.7%) | 108 (7.0%) | 0.106 |
 Psychologist/Counsellor | 51 (14.0%) | 189 (12.3%) | 0.362 |
 Occupational therapist | 7 (1.9%) | 41 (2.7%) | 0.421 |
Referral relationships with other practitioners n (%) | |||
 General practitioner | 194 (53.3%) | 890 (57.7%) | 0.129 |
 Podiatrist | 115 (31.6%) | 644 (41.7%) | < 0.001 |
 Medical specialist | 62 (17.0%) | 244 (15.8%) | 0.568 |
 Physiotherapist | 95 (26.1%) | 509 (33.0%) | 0.011 |
 Exercise physiologist | 44 (12.1%) | 254 (16.5%) | 0.039 |
 Psychologist/Counsellor | 55 (15.1%) | 217 (14.1%) | 0.608 |
 Occupational therapist | 33 (9.1%) | 125 (8.1%) | 0.548 |
Using diagnostic imaging (used often) n (%) | 112 (31.0%) | 787 (51.3%) | < 0.001 |