Table 2.
Percentage prevalence (and 95% confidence intervals) of CAM therapies used in children (≥ 4 years) with MSK conditions (overall and broken down into type of MSK condition) compared to those without MSK conditions.
| Children without MSK conditions (N = 8,707) | Children with MSK conditions (N = 1,511) | Among children with MSK conditions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neck or back pain (N = 651) | Sprain (N= 439) | Muscle, bone or joint pain (N= 936) | |||
| Manipulation therapies | 2.1 (1.8–2.5) | 14.8 (12.6–17.2) | 25.2 (21.5–29.4) | 13.1 (9.7–17.5) | 12.5 (10.0–15.6) |
| Non-vitamin, non-mineral supplements | 3.6 (3.2–4.0) | 10.9 (9.2–12.9) | 13.8 (11.0–17.2) | 11.3 (8.2–15.2) | 11.8 (9.6–14.5) |
| Mind-body therapies | 3.1 (2.7–3.6) | 7.6 (6.2–9.2) | 9.1 (7.0–11.8) | 7.5 (5.2–10.7) | 8.1 (6.3–10.5) |
| Movement therapies | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) | 1.7 (1.1–2.7) | 1.8 (1.0–3.2) | 3.4 (1.8–6.2) | 1.6 (0.8–3.0) |
| Special diet | 0.5 (0.3–0.7) | 2.0 (1.3–3.1) | 1.5 (0.8–2.9) | 3.1 (1.5–6.2) | 1.8 (1.1–3.2) |
| Other CAM use | 1.7 (1.3–2.1) | 4.5 (3.4–5.9) | 6.0 (4.3–8.4) | 5.4 (3.4–8.4) | 3.8 (2.7–5.5) |