Table 2.
Osteopathy clinical management. Numbers indicate the frequencies (percentages) of osteopaths on an often basis
| Clinical Management | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Patient care discussion | |
| Diet/nutrition | 375 (37.9) |
| Smoking/Drugs/Alcohol | 179 (18.1) |
| Physical activity/Fitness | 886 (89.4) |
| Occupational health and safety | 506 (51.2) |
| Pain counselling | 264 (26.6) |
| Stress management | 489 (49.4) |
| Nutritional supplements | 252 (25.4) |
| Medications | 391 (39.5) |
| Patient subgroups | |
| Children (up to 3 years) | 156 (15.8) |
| Children (4 to 18 years) | 270 (27.3) |
| Older people (65 years and over) | 572 (57.7) |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people | 7 (0.7) |
| Pregnant women | 344 (34.7) |
| People with sports-related injuries | 501 (50.6) |
| People with work-related injuries | 359 (36.2) |
| People with traffic-related injuries | 141 (14.2) |
| People receiving post-surgical rehabilitation | 79 (8.0) |
| Non-English speaking ethnic groups | 33 (3.3) |
| Presenting conditions | |
| Neck pain | 971 (98.0) |
| Thoracic pain | 909 (91.7) |
| Low back pain | 977 (98.7) |
| Hip musculoskeletal disorders | 744 (75.2) |
| Knee musculoskeletal disorders | 491 (49.7) |
| Ankle musculoskeletal disorders | 333 (33.7) |
| Foot musculoskeletal disorders | 294 (29.7) |
| Shoulder musculoskeletal disorders | 801 (81.0) |
| Elbow musculoskeletal disorders | 251 (25.5) |
| Wrist musculoskeletal disorders | 188 (19.0) |
| Hand musculoskeletal disorders | 121 (12.3) |
| Postural disorders (including lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, scoliosis) | 675 (68.3) |
| Degenerative spine conditions (including spondylolisthesis) | 599 (60.6) |
| Headache disorders (including cervicogenic, tension) | 892 (90.1) |
| Migraine disorders | 400 (40.5) |
| Spinal health maintenance or prevention | 458 (46.4) |
| Chronic or persistent pain | 630 (63.7) |
| Tendinopathies | 410 (41.5) |
| Temporomandibular joint disorders | 183 (18.5) |
| Non-musculoskeletal disorder(s) | 126 (12.9) |