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Number and Percent of Participants who Visited Specific Health Care Providers for Low Back Pain During One-Year Follow-Up |
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| FD group (n = 107) |
EP group (n = 84) |
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| Outcome measure |
N |
%a |
N |
%a |
P-value |
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| Any health care provider |
41 |
38.3% |
45 |
53.6% |
0.04* |
| General Practitioner/Internist |
26 |
24.3% |
28 |
33.3% |
0.17 |
| Chiropractor |
13 |
12.2% |
15 |
17.9% |
0.27 |
| Physical therapist |
4 |
3.7% |
4 |
4.8% |
0.95 |
| Emergency Room |
3 |
2.8% |
4 |
4.8% |
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| Orthopedic Surgeon |
2 |
1.9% |
8 |
9.5% |
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| Massage Therapist |
1 |
0.9% |
7 |
8.3% |
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| Acupuncturist |
1 |
0.9% |
2 |
2.4% |
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| Napropath |
1 |
0.9% |
1 |
1.2% |
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| Neurologist |
1 |
0.9% |
0 |
0% |
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| Psychiatrist |
1 |
0.9% |
0 |
0% |
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a Percentages of participants attending various health care providers may add up to more than 100% because some participants sought care from more than one provider. * Treatment groups significantly different at p < 0.05 | |||||
Cambron et al. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2006 14:19 doi:10.1186/1746-1340-14-19 |
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