|
Type of intervention
|
Number of interventions at 12 months (1 year)
|
Number of interventions at 96 months (8 years)
|
|---|
|
Control group (n = 38)
|
Experimental group (n = 40)
|
Control group (n = 37)
|
Experimental group (n = 38)
|
|---|
|
Naprapathy
|
N.a
|
166 (40)
|
13 (2)
|
4 (2)
|
|
Orthopedics
|
53 (38)
|
15 (15)*
|
8 (4)
|
0
|
|
Physiotherapy
|
242 (13)
|
31 (2)*
|
773 (11)
|
21 (3)
|
|
Orthotics
|
6 (6)
|
1 (1)*
|
12 (1)
|
1 (1)
|
|
General practitioner
|
0
|
0
|
7 (2)
|
0
|
|
Radiography/tests
|
20 (19)
|
12 (6)*
|
0
|
0
|
|
Surgical procedures
|
7 (7)
|
1 (1)**
|
2 (2)
|
5 (5)
|
|
Drugs/injections
|
18 (18)
|
3 (3)*
|
0
|
0
|
|
Alternative treatments***
|
33 (5)
|
46 (5)
|
668 (7)
|
4 (1)
|
|
Total number of treatments:
|
379
|
275
|
1 483
|
35
|
- The figures in brackets indicate the number of participants receiving each treatment. Some participants had more than one intervention made. The data from baseline—12 months have been published earlier [7].
- N.a. = Not applicable.
- *Cross-over patients from the experimental group (i.e. after the 3 months protocol driven follow-up time of the RCT).
- **One of the 4 patients referred to surgery in the manual experimental group underwent surgery.
- ***Alternative treatments: chiropractic, massage, water exercises, lymphatic massage, personal training, shockwave.
