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Annualized Mean and Median Numbers of Visits per Health Care Provider 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 |
Mean |
Median |
Mean |
Median |
p-value1 |
p-value (non-parametric) |
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| Any health care provider |
2.2 |
0 |
6.0 |
1 |
0.005* |
0.008** |
| General Practitioner/Internist |
0.6 |
0 |
1.2 |
0 |
0.06 |
0.11 |
| Chiropractor |
0.9 |
0 |
2.7 |
0 |
0.13 |
0.21 |
| Physical Therapist |
0.1 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
0.92 |
0.97 |
| Emergency Room |
0.0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
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| Orthopedic Surgeon |
0.1 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
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| Massage Therapist |
0.0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
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| Acupuncturist |
0.0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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| Napropath |
0.0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
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| Neurologist |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
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| Psychiatrist |
0.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
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* Treatment groups significantly different at p < 0.05 using regression analysis **Treatment groups significantly different at p < 0.05 using Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test for non-parametric variables 1 Controlling for gender, presence of radiculopathy, and pain (VAS) at start of follow-up | ||||||
Cambron et al. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2006 14:19 doi:10.1186/1746-1340-14-19 |
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