Table 5.

LBP management

Study(author)	Treatment type	Treatment reported
Omokhodion et al 200025	rest, analgesics	70% analgesics; 29% rest
Omokhodion 200226	analgesics, orthodox health care personnel, non-orthodoxed personnel, patent medicine stored, traditional healers, drug peddlers, rest	Rest 80%; Analgesics 18% No treatment 42%
Omokhodion et al 200315	health practitioner, rest
Igumbor et al 200331	rest, physician and other therapists
Omokhodion 200416	analgesics, health practitioner, anti-inflammatory drugs, clinic, hospital, chemist	Analgesics 61%; Seen medical practitioner 77%
Govender 200432	medication, rest, physiotherapy, hospital admission, manipulation, acupuncture, surgery	Medication73%; Rest 59%; Physiotherapy 46% Hospital admission 26%
Bejia et al 200534	Physiotherapy, medical officer	32% had treatment (Medical officer or physiotherapy);
Bejia et al 200536	physiotherapy, self medication, surgery, rest, thermal water care	Medication 42%, Physiotherapy 15%, Surgery 0.0002%