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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 24.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Feb 15;61(2):192–200. doi: 10.1002/art.24234

Table 1.

Exercise Prescription By Provider Type

PROVIDER TYPE SAW PROVIDER IN PAST YR. Percentage (95% CI) PRESCRIBED EXERCISEa Percentage (95% CI)
Physician ((MD) 94. 4 (92.0 – 96.1) 14.4 (11.6 – 17.7)
Physical Therapist (PT) 34.2 (30.4 – 38.3) 63.8 (56.7 – 70.3)
Chiropractor (DC) 30.0 (26.1 – 34.1) 33.1 (26.0 – 41.2)
MD, PT, or DC 100 47.5 (43.3 – 51.8)
a

conditional on seeing provider