Table 4.
Distribution of Spine Pain Cases by Facility-level Capacity of Physical Therapists and Doctors of Chiropractic (FTE per 100,000 beneficiaries) by fiscal year
| fy2011 | fy2012 | fy2013 | fy2014 | fy2015 | fy2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case count by year | 42,989 | 52,668 | 53,104 | 52,018 | 48,534 | 29,704 |
| Physical therapy FTE / 100,000 beneficiaries | ||||||
| Low (0–2.43) | 41.9% | 44.1% | 24.0% | 15.9% | 7.9% | 8.6% |
| Medium (2.43 −5.00) | 23.2% | 19.3% | 34.3% | 31.4% | 20.5% | 20.0% |
| High (5.01–9.67) | 20.7% | 19.6% | 20.1% | 22.2% | 34.7% | 34.9% |
| Very High (9.671+) | 14.1% | 16.8% | 21.5% | 30.3% | 36.7% | 36.5% |
| Doctors of Chiropractor FTE / 100,000 beneficiaries | ||||||
| Low (.00–.25) | 35.4% | 33.2% | 23.7% | 21.9% | 13.5% | 13.1% |
| Medium (.25–.55) | 31.2% | 33.0% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 28.0% | 28.2% |
| High (.55– 1.37) | 21.6% | 15.8% | 36.1% | 33.1% | 20.2% | 20.4% |
| Very high (1.37+ ) | 11.7% | 17.9% | 22.9% | 27.7% | 38.1% | 38.1% |