Table 2 A descriptive table of 129 Danish chiropractic patients
Characteristic | N = 129a |
|---|---|
Sex, male | 67 (52%) |
Age, years | 50 (16) |
Pain duration, weeks | |
0–1 | 24 (19%) |
1–2 | 28 (22%) |
2–4 | 16 (12%) |
4–12 | 13 (10%) |
12 or more | 48 (37%) |
Back pain intensity [0–10] | 5 (2) |
Number of visits | |
1 | 35 (27%) |
2–4 | 47 (36%) |
5 or more | 25 (19%) |
Maintenance care | 22 (17%) |
Region of pain | |
Cervical | 25 (19%) |
Thoracic | 8 (6%) |
Lumbar | 65 (50%) |
Cervical + Thoracic | 9 (7%) |
Cervical + Lumbar | 9 (7%) |
Thoracic + Lumbar | 6 (5%) |
Cervical + Thoracic + Lumbar | 7 (5%) |
Non-SMT treatment provided | |
Myofascial | 55 (43%) |
Massage | 21 (16%) |
Muscle energy technique | 2 (2%) |
Multiple | 5 (4%) |
Other | 1 (1%) |
None | 45 (35%) |