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. 2013 Dec 12;472(5):1597–1604. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3425-5

Table 5.

Alternative methods of treatments reported

Authorship Rest (%) Bracing (%) Analgesia (%) Physical therapy (%) Invasive surgery (%) Any alternative (%) Mean total alternatives
Academic 5 (28) 5 (28) 7 (39) 2 (11) 1 (6) 8 (44) 1
Private 27 (42) 26 (41) 33 (52) 4 (6) 11 (17) 36 (56) 2
Industry 2 (25) 2 (25) 2 (25) 1 (13) 0 (0) 3 (38) 1
Other 6 (40) 5 (33) 6 (40) 1 (7) 1 (7) 7 (47) 1
Total 40 (38) 38 (36) 48 (46) 8 (8) 13 (12) 54 (51) 1