Table 2.
Back pain status by consultations with individual CAM practitioner groups
|
Consultations |
Did not have back pain (n = 2,449) |
Had back pain – rarely (n = 2,268) |
Had back pain – sometimes (n = 3,731) |
Had back pain – often (n = 2,044) |
Total back pain (n = 8,043) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Massage therapist (n = 2767) |
18.7 |
24.3 |
29.1 |
33.8 |
26.5 |
| Chiropractor (n = 1681) |
7.9 |
10.9 |
21.5 |
22.0 |
16.1 |
| Naturopath/herbalist (n = 1038) |
9.2 |
9.4 |
10.0 |
12.7 |
10.0 |
| Acupuncturist (n = 627) |
3.9 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
9.9 |
6.0 |
| Osteopath (n = 422) |
2.3 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
6.4 |
4.1 |
| Other CAM practitioner (n = 735) | 5.9 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 7.1 |