Table 8.
The mean (standard deviation) for the primary measures by practice setting and body region that was treated non-surgically
| Practice setting | Body region (s) treated | Number of cases | Mean visits per episode | SD | Mean units per episode | SD | Ratio passive/total units | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician offices | Upper extremity | 10.31 | 37.41 | 49.10 | .380 | .232 | ||
| Lower extremity | 488 | 8.47 | 8.90 | 33.61 | 43.29 | .352 | .253 | |
| Back | 1,566 | 8.29 | 8.94 | 34.00 | 48.34 | .385 | .257 | |
| Neck | 193 | 10.22 | 9.70 | 39.39 | 41.53 | .338 | .270 | |
| Hand | 171 | 8.17 | 10.16 | 34.15 | 52.89 | .437 | .269 | |
| Multiple | 1,206 | 8.68 | 8.22 | 34.17 | 40.53 | .344 | .251 | |
| Total | 4,078 | 8.64 | 9.00 | 34.64 | 45.54 | .368 | .254 | |
| Corporate physical therapy clinics | Upper extremity | 1,688 | 11.71 | 10.98 | 57.57 | 64.59 | .229 | .179 |
| Lower extremity | 1,737 | 10.39 | 9.40 | 52.28 | 59.55 | .207 | .178 | |
| Back | 5,784 | 9.81 | 9.13 | 47.61 | 54.67 | .232 | .189 | |
| Neck | 568 | 11.83 | 9.92 | 56.90 | 64.28 | .226 | .195 | |
| Hand | 657 | 9.00 | 8.00 | 42.71 | 49.24 | .311 | .177 | |
| Multiple | 5,916 | 10.85 | 9.83 | 53.79 | 66.48 | .248 | .193 | |
| Total | 16,350 | 10.49 | 9.60 | 51.50 | 60.98 | .238 | .189 | |
| Occupational medicine | Upper extremity | 394 | 7.16 | 8.64 | 32.84 | 39.82 | .405 | .219 |
| Lower extremity | 412 | 6.46 | 5.98 | 27.94 | 27.90 | .356 | .244 | |
| Back | 1,278 | 6.11 | 6.39 | 27.65 | 30.17 | .409 | .220 | |
| Neck | 54 | 11.17 | 16.01 | 39.50 | 51.52 | .372 | .235 | |
| Hand | 281 | 5.28 | 4.40 | 25.64 | 28.71 | .428 | .233 | |
| Multiple | 967 | 6.85 | 9.16 | 31.24 | 41.95 | .431 | .215 | |
| Total | 3,386 | 6.50 | 7.66 | 29.34 | 35.22 | .410 | .224 | |
| Hospital-based | Upper extremity | 241 | 10.29 | 11.55 | 44.34 | 61.87 | .316 | .224 |
| Lower extremity | 195 | 8.43 | 8.59 | 34.11 | 41.27 | .323 | .242 | |
| Back | 720 | 8.04 | 9.73 | 35.08 | 82.36 | .335 | .243 | |
| Neck | 36 | 10.81 | 9.62 | 39.66 | 36.20 | .300 | .281 | |
| Hand | 87 | 6.78 | 5.48 | 29.32 | 28.73 | .443 | .224 | |
| Multiple | 660 | 8.77 | 8.89 | 35.94 | 40.70 | .317 | .251 | |
| Total | 1,939 | 8.60 | 9.47 | 36.25 | 61.61 | .329 | .244 | |
| Private physical therapy practices | Upper extremity | 3,111 | 10.78 | 11.77 | 46.56 | 59.50 | .295 | .217 |
| Lower extremity | 2,667 | 9.67 | 8.86 | 40.38 | 46.19 | .281 | .223 | |
| Back | 10,082 | 9.39 | 9.35 | 38.71 | 44.89 | .312 | .234 | |
| Neck | 1,066 | 11.64 | 12.39 | 47.64 | 60.73 | .303 | .260 | |
| Hand | 917 | 8.29 | 8.64 | 33.39 | 39.32 | .361 | .240 | |
| Multiple | 10,331 | 10.27 | 9.94 | 42.63 | 50.28 | .300 | .226 | |
| Total | 28,174 | 9.94 | 9.94 | 41.34 | 49.40 | .304 | .230 | |
| Entire sample | Upper extremity | 5,888 | 10.68 | 11.29 | 48.00 | 59.71 | .291 | .214 |
| Lower extremity | 5,499 | 9.51 | 8.91 | 42.38 | 49.96 | .271 | .221 | |
| Back | 19,430 | 9.16 | 9.15 | 40.12 | 49.66 | .301 | .229 | |
| Neck | 1,917 | 11.52 | 11.53 | 49.17 | 59.80 | .286 | .248 | |
| Hand | 2,113 | 8.04 | 8.11 | 35.15 | 42.71 | .364 | .228 | |
| Multiple | 19,080 | 10.12 | 9.78 | 44.75 | 55.10 | .294 | .223 | |
| Total | 53,927 | 9.74 | 9.68 | 42.98 | 53.06 | .296 | .226 |