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Table 2 Percentage of chiropractors reporting treating various conditions for each age group

From: Chiropractic pediatric patient management and interdisciplinary collaboration: a descriptive cross-sectional study of chiropractors in Quebec

0–6 months

7–23 months

Torticollis (84%)

Use of instruments at delivery (40%)

Asymmetry of the head/Plagiocephaly/Brachycephaly (68%)

Abnormal movements (66%)

Colic/Excessive crying/Irritability (71%)

Digestive problems/Stomach pain/Gastroesophageal reflux (69%)

Breastfeeding problems (53%)

Sleeping problems (44%)

Earache/Otitis (70%)

Hip dysplasia (15%)

Preventive exam (40%)

Allergy to bovine proteins (10%)

Bronchiolitis (13%)

Spastic baby (22%)

Paralysis of brachial plexus (14%)

Troubles of the jaw (43%)

Jaundice (2%)

Fever (13%)

Troubles of motor development (38%)

Asymmetric/Torticollis (55%)

Asymmetry of the head/Plagiocephaly/Brachycephaly (41%)

Abnormal movement (52%)

Colic/excessive crying/Irritability (29%)

Digestive problems/Stomach pain/Gastroesophageal reflux (42%)

Sleeping problems (36%)

Earache/Otitis (70%)

Allergy (6%)

Gait problems (57%)

Preventive exam (38%)

Asthma (16%)

Bronchitis (9%)

Serous otitis (29%)

Autism (5%)

Behavioral disorder (7%)

2–5 years

6–12 years

Asymmetric/Torticollis (unresolved) (23%)

Asymmetry of the head/Plagiocephaly/Brachycephaly (10%)

Motor development (45%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the cervical spine (75%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the thoracic spine (63%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the lumbar spine and pelvis (71%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the upper limbs (57%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the lower limbs (68%)

Posture (62%)

Headache/Migraine (44%)

Falls (70%)

Growth pain (6%)

Earache/Otitis (64%)

Asthma/Allergy (19%)

Preventive exam (47%)

Fever (24%)

Serous otitis (24%)

Bronchitis (8%)

Pneumonia (4%)

Scoliosis (29%)

Bed wetting (36%)

Motor development (27%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the cervical spine (86%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the thoracic spine (77%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the lumbar spine and pelvis (84%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the upper limbs (71%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the lower limbs (76%)

Posture (77%)

Scoliosis (66%)

Migraines (59%)

Trauma injuries (70%)

Sports injuries (81%)

Growth pain (62%)

Earache/Serous otitis (36%)

Asthma/Allergies (15%)

Concentration/Hyperactivity (27%)

Sleeping disorders (24%)

Preventive exam (51%)

Psychological profile (5%)

13–17 years

 

MSK complaint/Pain to the cervical spine (89%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the thoracic spine (85%)

MSK complaint/Pain to the lumbar spine and pelvis (88%)

MSK complaint/Extremities (79%)

Posture (80%)

Scheuermann disease (20%)

Scoliosis (68%)

Headache (82%)

Dizziness (23%)

Sports injuries (87%)

Traumatic injury (76%)

Concentration/Hyperactivity (23%)

Asthma/Allergies (14%)

Menstruation pain (30%)

Sleeping disorders (23%)

Preventive exam (50%)

Psychological disorders (7%)

Behavioral disorder (9%)

 
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