Table 3.
Percentage distribution of treated body part for patients treated by a physical therapist in 2005, for the United States (FOTO), Israel (Maccabi) and the Netherlands (LiPZ)*
| FOTO1 | Maccabi2 | LiPZ3 | |
| Upper extremities | |||
| Shoulder | 19.0 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
| Arm (upper and/or forearm) | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Elbow | 1.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Wrist/hand | 1.4 | 7.4 | 1.7 |
| Total upper extremities | 22.7 | 24.1 | 18.6 |
| Lower extremities | |||
| Pelvis/hip | 5.8 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| Leg (upper and/or lower) | 3.1 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| Knee | 14.3 | 14.5 | 11.5 |
| Ankle/foot | 7.4 | 7.8 | 3.0 |
| Total lower extremities | 30.6 | 28.5 | 24.8 |
| Spinal impairments | |||
| Craniofacial | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Neck | 13.6 | 18.2 | 20.0 |
| Ribs/trunk | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Thoracic spine | 2.0 | 4.2 | 11.7 |
| Lumbar spine | 30.6 | 24.2 | 21.9 |
| Total spinal impairments | 46.6 | 47.5 | 56.7 |
| Number of patients (abs.) | 61,672 | 91,565 | 9,413 |
| Unknown (abs.) | 1,126 | 7,974 | 2,780 |
* Statistical analyses were not performed as the body parts were deducted from different classifications
1 According to physical therapist, front office staff or patient
2 Physical therapists' diagnosis recoded into treated body part
3 Medical diagnosis recoded into treated body part