Table 2.
Number and Percent of Participants who Visited Specific Health Care Providers for Low Back Pain During One-Year Follow-Up
| FD group (n = 107) | EP group (n = 84) | ||||
| Outcome measure | N | %a | N | %a | P-value |
| 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% | |
| Orthopedic Surgeon | 2 | 1.9% | 8 | 9.5% | |
| Massage Therapist | 1 | 0.9% | 7 | 8.3% | |
| Acupuncturist | 1 | 0.9% | 2 | 2.4% | |
| Napropath | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 1.2% | |
| Neurologist | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0% | |
| Psychiatrist | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0% | |
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