Table 3 Non-musculoskeletal diagnosis and symptoms reported on 287 French websites
From: Chiropractic website claims related to non-musculoskeletal conditions: a cross-sectional study
Symptoms/diagnosis | Number of websites reporting non-MSK in total (n = 231) | Number of websites reporting non-MSK without an adequate explanation (n = 226) |
|---|---|---|
Sleep problems (among adults) | 153 | 149 |
Constipation/digestive problems | 149 | 133 |
Insomnia/unease/discontent (in children) | 133 | 133 |
Menstrual cramps/pains | 97 | 94 |
Immune system | 79 | 53 |
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) | 70 | 70 |
Concentration/attention problems (in children) | 67 | 67 |
Otitis media/ear infection (in children) | 64 | 64 |
Respiratory problems (other than asthma) | 62 | 46 |
Tinnitus | 56 | 54 |
Skin disease (other than herpes zoster) | 54 | 54 |
Hyperactivity/restlessness (in children) | 45 | 45 |
Problems with suckling/breast-feeding (in children) | 40 | 40 |
Hormonal imbalance | 40 | 29 |
Abdominal pain | 38 | 38 |
Internal organs | 38 | 36 |
Asthma | 37 | 37 |
Allergy | 28 | 28 |
High blood pressure | 28 | 28 |
Learning problem (in children) | 28 | 28 |
Incontinence/bed-wetting (in children) | 27 | 27 |
Sinusitis | 25 | 25 |
Infection | 23 | 23 |
Common cold | 22 | 22 |
Language, reading or writing difficulties | 21 | 21 |
Changes in mood (in children) | 18 | 18 |
Nausea | 18 | 18 |
Low blood pressure | 17 | 17 |
Impotence | 15 | 15 |
Irritable bowel syndrome | 14 | 14 |
Attention-deficit/hyperreactive disorder (in children) | 13 | 13 |
Vision impairment/disturbance | 13 | 13 |
Eye and ear pain | 11 | 11 |
Trigeminal neuralgia | 11 | 11 |
Highly sensitive children | 7 | 7 |
Ménière's disease | 4 | 4 |
Concussion | 3 | 3 |
Vestibular neuronitis | 3 | 3 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 2 | 2 |
Shingles (herpes zoster) | 2 | 2 |
Swelling/bleeding/wounds | 2 | 2 |
Tumour | 1 | 1 |
Complex regional pain syndrome 1 | 0 | 0 |
Osteoporosis | 0 | 0 |