Table 3. PCPs’ prescription frequency of treatments for chronic or recurrent LBP.
| For each treatment, distribution of PCPs % (95% CI) according to the proportion of patients to whom they prescribe or recommend that treatment (upper quartile, inter quartile, lower quartile, none) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of patients receiving each treatment | 76–100% | 26–75% | 1–25% | 0% |
| Treatment prescribed or recommended | ||||
| Acetaminophen | 50.5 (46.2–54.7) | 33.2 (29.4–37.4) | 10.7 (8.4–13.7) | 5.6 (3.9–7.9) |
| Physiotherapy | 45.1 (40.0–49.3) | 45.1 (40.0–49.3) | 9.1 (6.9–11.8) | 0.8 (0.3–2.0) |
| NSAIDs | 31.7 (27.9–35.8) | 51.0 (46.7–55.2) | 14.7 (11.9–17.9) | 2.6 (1.6–4.4) |
| Muscle relaxants | 12.2 (9.7–15.3) | 41.9 (37.8–46.2) | 36.4 (32.4–40.6) | 9.5 (7.3–12.3) |
| Manual therapy | 11.1 (8.7–14.1) | 28.8 (25.1–32.8) | 40.4 (36.3–44.7) | 19.7 (16.5–23.2) |
| Osteopathic treatment | 8.8 (6.6–11.6) | 33.9 (30.0–38.1) | 44.5 (40.3–48.8) | 12.7 (10.1–15.9) |
| Acupuncture | 3.4 (2.1–5.4) | 13.5 (10.8–16.7) | 52.4 (48.1–56.6) | 30.7 (26.9–34.8) |
| Chiropractic | 2.8 (1.7–4.6) | 17.5 (14.5–20.9) | 51.6 (47.3–55.8) | 28.2 (24.5–32.2) |
| Opioids | 1.6 (0.8–3.1) | 16.4 (13.4–19.8) | 71.1 (67.1–74.8) | 10.9 (8.5–13.9) |
| Spinal/nerve blocks | 1.5 (0.7–3.0) | 17.8 (14.7–21.3) | 71.6 (67.6–75.2) | 9.1 (6.9–11.9) |
Missing values were handled by multiple imputation.
chronic or recurrent LBP = chronic or recurrent low back pain; PCPs = primary care physicians; NSAIDs = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.