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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 25.
Published in final edited form as: PM R. 2018 Feb 13;10(8):826–835. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.02.004

Table 6.

Types of treatments by provider for the full window of treatment (0 to 36 months), 0 to 6 months and 7 to 36 months for Clinformatics Data Mart database: 2010–2015. (N = 24,931)

n % Heat Manual Positioning Steroids Stretches Surgery
n %
(95%CI)
n %
(95%CI)
n %
(95%CI)
n %
(95%CI)
n %
(95%CI)
n %
(95%CI)
0 to 36 mos
GP 8,198 32.9 183 2.2
(1.9, 2.6)
306 3.7
(3.3, 4.1)
1,539 18.8
(17.9, 19.6)
503 6.1
(5.6, 6.7)
374 4.6
(4.1, 5)
1,152 14.1
(13.3, 14.8)
Ortho 9,002 36.1 340 3.8
(3.4, 4.2)
482 5.4
(4.9, 5.8)
2,411 26.8
(25.9, 27.7)
1,498 16.6
(15.9, 17.4)
803 8.9
(8.3, 9.5)
3,314 36.8
(35.8, 37.8)
Other 7,731 31.0 346 4.5
(4, 4.9)
598 7.7
(7.1, 8.3)
1,215 15.7
(14.9, 16.5)
677 8.8
(8.1, 9.4)
605 7.8
(7.2, 8.4)
1,524 19.7
(18.8, 20.6)
0 to 6 mos
GP 8,198 32.9 77 0.9
(0.7, 1.1)
136 2.4
(2.1, 2.8)
1,388 16.9
(16.1, 17.7)
361 4.4
(4, 4.8)
244 3
(2.6, 3.3)
734 9
(8.3, 9.6)
Ortho 9,002 36.1 241 2.7
(2.3, 3.0)
341 3.8
(3.4, 4.2)
2,207 24.5
(23.6, 25.4)
1,296 14.4
(13.7, 15.1)
613 6.8
(6.3, 7.3)
2,651 29.4
(28.5, 30.4)
Other 7,731 31.0 252 3.3
(2.9, 3.7)
455 5.9
(5.4, 6.4)
1,058 13.7
(12.9, 14.5)
524 6.8
(6.2, 7.3)
450 5.8
(5.3, 6.3)
1,055 13.6
(12.9, 14.4)
7 to 36 mos
GP 8,198 32.9 77 0.9
(0.7, 1.1)
136 1.7
(1.4, 1.9)
206 2.5
(2.2, 2.9)
194 2.4
(2, 2.7)
161 2.0
(1.7, 2.3)
512 6.2
(5.7, 6.8)
Ortho 9,002 36.1 125 1.4
(1.1, 1.6)
192 2.1
(1.8, 2.4)
301 3.3
(3, 3.7)
395 4.4
(4, 4.8)
268 3.0
(2.6, 3.3)
931 10.3
(9.7, 11)
Other 7,731 31.0 132 1.7
(1.4, 2.0)
243 3.1
(2.8, 3.5)
204 2.6
(2.3, 3)
260 3.4
(3, 3.8)
234 3.0
(2.6, 3.4)
610 7.9
(7.3, 8.5)

mos: months; GP: General Practitioner; Ortho: Orthopedist; Other: Other Provider