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. 2017 Feb 1;17:87. doi: 10.1186/s12906-017-1609-3

Table 5.

Location of practice of PRACI members by profession

Practice specialties Acupuncture Aromatherapy Ayurveda Bowen therapy Chinese herbal med. Homeopathy Kinesiology Massage therapy Myotherapy Naturopathy Nutrition Reflexology Western herbal medicine Yoga
n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n %
Australian Capital Territory 1 1.0 1 1.7 1 33.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 1.8 1 1.5 2 1.0 1 0.9 2 2.0 1 1.1 1 3.3
New South Wales 23 24.0 10 16.7 1 33.3 8 16.3 19 38.0 23 44.2 9 23.1 93 20.8 10 14.5 61 30.2 40 36.4 14 13.7 35 36.8 8 26.7
Northern Territory 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.5 2 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.3
Queensland 35 36.5 27 45.0 1 33.3 12 24.5 12 24.0 12 23.1 11 28.2 107 23.9 13 18.8 46 22.8 28 25.5 31 30.4 22 23.2 5 16.7
South Australia 10 10.4 3 5.0 0 0.0 4 8.2 4 8.0 2 3.9 1 2.6 31 6.9 3 4.4 12 5.9 4 3.6 3 2.9 10 10.5 2 6.7
Tasmania 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 10.2 1 2.0 0 0.0 1 2.6 15 3.4 0 0.0 3 1.5 1 0.9 5 4.9 2 2.1 1 3.3
Victoria 23 24.0 16 26.7 1 33.3 14 28.6 11 22.0 10 19.2 14 35.9 161 36.0 38 55.1 63 31.2 26 23.6 27 26.5 16 16.8 7 23.3
Western Australia 5 5.2 3 5.0 0 0.0 6 12.2 3 6.0 4 7.7 4 10.3 36 8.1 4 5.8 16 7.9 8 7.3 20 19.6 7 7.4 6 20.0
Virtual 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.9 1 2.6 1 0.2 0 0.0 5 2.5 2 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Urban 83 86.5 49 81.7 3 100.0 37 75.5 44 88.0 44 84.6 31 79.5 364 81.4 60 87.0 161 79.7 90 81.8 85 83.3 73 76.8 25 83.3
Rural 16 16.7 13 21.7 1 33.3 13 26.5 10 20.0 11 21.2 11 28.2 108 24.2 14 20.3 49 24.3 20 18.2 24 23.5 18 19.0 6 20.0
Remote 4 4.2 3 5.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 2 4.0 1 1.9 2 5.1 7 1.6 2 2.9 4 2.0 1 1.9 2 2.0 2 2.1 1 3.3
Very Remote 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 1.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.3