Table 3.
Typical course of treatment of an acute lumbar facet syndrome according to 32 European chiropractors, divided into 8 groups and participating in the structured group discussion.
| Number of treatments needed | Number of groups, n (%) | |
| 1 – 4 | 1 (13%) | |
| 2 – 3 | 1 (13%) | |
| 2 – 4 | 1 (13%) | |
| 2 – 5 | 1 (13%) | |
| 4 | 1 (13%) | |
| 3 – 5 | 1 (13%) | |
| 3 – 6 | 1 (13%) | |
| 3 – 9 | 1 (13%) | |
| Duration of treatments, weeks | Number of groups, n (%) | |
| 2 | 2 (25%) | |
| 2 – 3 | 2 (25%) | |
| 2 – 4 | 2 (25%) | |
| 1 1/2 – 2 | 1 (13%) | |
| 4 – 5 | 1 (13%) | |
| Number of treatments per week | ||
| 1st week | 2nd week | 3rd week |
| 1–2* | 2* | 0* |
| 2 | 1 – 2 | 0 – 1 |
| 2 | 0 – 2 | 0 |
| 2 – 3 | 1 – 2 | 1 |
| 2 – 3 | 1 – 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 – 2 | 0 – 1 |
| 1 – 2 | 1 | 0 – 1 |
* This sequence of treatment numbers seems illogical. There might be a mistake in recording.