Table 5.
Treatment Modalities Used during Two Weeks of Care Between First (M1) and Second (M2) MRI Appointments1
| Protocol Group at M2 |
Total Treatments2 |
Cold Packs Only |
Hot Packs Only3 |
IFC Only | Ultrasound Only |
Soft Tissue Only |
Exercises Only |
Multiple Modalities |
Total Single and Multiple Modalities |
No Modalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 118 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 51 (43.2) | 3 (2.5) | 21 (17.8) | 5 (4.2) | 1 (0.8) | 31 (26.3) | 112 (94.9) | 6 (5.1) |
| 2 | 120 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 35 (29.2) | 6 (5.0) | 28 (23.3) | 5 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 31 (25.8) | 105 (87.5) | 15 (12.5) |
| 3 | 125 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 53 (42.4) | 4 (3.2) | 25 (20.0) | 9 (7.2) | 1 (0.8) | 28 (22.4) | 120 (96.0) | 5 (4.0) |
| 4 | 120 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 32 (26.7) | 5 (4.2) | 28 (23.3) | 8 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 36 (30.0) | 109 (90.8) | 11 (9.2) |
| Totals | 483 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 171 (35.4) | 18 (3.7) | 102 (21.1) | 27 (5.6) | 2 (0.4) | 126 (26.1) | 446 (92.3) | 37 (7.7) |
1
See text for discussion of numbers of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) provided during the 2 weeks of care.
2
Values in parentheses are averages values for all other columns are percentages.
3
Values in parentheses in this column (and all other columns to the right) are percentages.