Table 5.

Number of encounters with patients with undiagnosed degenerative cervical myelopathy per year as a function of type of practice.

Number of encounters	Practice type and responses
	MDa NHSb service (n=14), n (%)	MD private clinic (n=271), n (%)	Osteopathic private clinic (n=138), n (%)	Sole practitioner (n=236), n (%)
0	2 (14.3)	90 (33.2)	38 (27.5)	78 (33.1)
1-5	8 (57.1)	148 (54.6)	81 (58.7)	130 (55.1)
6-10	3 (21.4)	21 (77.5)	14 (10.1)	17 (7.2)
11-15	1 (7.1)	9 (3.3)	4 (2.9)	5 (2.1)
16+	0 (0)	3 (1.1)	1 (0.7)	6 (2.5)

^aMD: multidisciplinary.

^bNHS: National Health Service.