Table 2.
Treatment characteristics in general practice
| |
General practice ( GP ) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Only GP ( n = 2134 ) | GP =>PT ( n = 294 ) | |
| Prescriptions (%)† |
69 |
50 |
| Paracetamol† |
4 |
8 |
| NSAID† |
50 |
38 |
| Corticosteroids |
24 |
19 |
| Local anaesthetic |
11 |
9 |
| Opioids |
7 |
7 |
| Interventions |
|
|
| Consultation (mean number ± SD)† |
1.5 (1.4) |
2.0 (1.6) |
| Duration of care episode (in days)† |
46 |
60 |
| Cyriax injection (%)† | 29 | 21 |
† Significant difference between ‘only GP patients’ and ‘GP =>PT patients’.