Table 1.

Types of providers evaluating CD

Type of provider	All patients (% of total)	Disease duration >10 years	Disease duration <10 years
Neurology	89	91	85
Primary care	63	58	65
Orthopedic surgery	17	19	15
Chiropractor	11	7	4
Neurosurgery	4	2	5
Pain management	3	0	5
Psychiatry	3	6	0
Otolarngology	3	2	4
Physical medicine & rehab	2	0	4
Physical therapist	2	0	2
Endocrinologist	2	0	4
Rheumatologist	1	0	2

The total number of patients evaluated was 108. Primary care includes internists, family doctors, nurse practitioners, and others considered by patients to be their primary provider.