Table 5.
Conditions and populations treated by members of ORC-NZ (n = 253) and ORION (n = 992).
| ORC-NZ (n = 253) | ORION (n = 992) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Conditions treated | ||||||||
| Neck pain | 249 (98.4) | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 971 (98.0) | 20 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Thoracic spine and rib pain | 225 (88.9) | 27 (10.7) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 909 (91.7) | 80 (8.1) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Low back pain | 249 (98.4) | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 977 (98.7) | 10 (1.0) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) |
| Hip pain | 173 (68.4) | 76 (30.0) | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.4) | 744 (75.2) | 236 (23.8) | 8 (0.8) | 2 (0.2) |
| Knee musculoskeletal disorders | 126 (49.8) | 116 (45.9) | 11 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 491 (49.7) | 456 (46.2) | 38 (3.9) | 3 (0.3) |
| Ankle musculoskeletal disorders | 97 (38.3) | 120 (47.4) | 36 (14.0) | 0 (0.0) | 333 (33.7) | 501 (50.7) | 150 (15.2) | 5 (0.5) |
| Foot musculoskeletal disorders | 74 (29.3) | 119 (47.0) | 60 (23.7) | 0 (0.0) | 294 (29.7) | 484 (48.9) | 207 (20.9) | 5 (0.5) |
| Shoulder musculoskeletal disorders | 207 (81.8) | 45 (17.8) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 801 (81.0) | 176 (17.8) | 10 (1.0) | 2 (0.2) |
| Elbow musculoskeletal disorders | 60 (23.8) | 140 (55.6) | 49 (19.4) | 3 (1.2) | 251 (25.5) | 558 (56.6) | 170 (17.2) | 7 (0.7) |
| Wrist musculoskeletal disorders | 45 (17.9) | 126 (50.2) | 79 (31.5) | 1 (0.4) | 188 (19.0) | 469 (47.4) | 325 (32.9) | 7 (0.7) |
| Hand musculoskeletal disorders | 33 (13.2) | 100 (39.8) | 114 (45.4) | 4 (1.6) | 121 (12.3) | 352 (35.7) | 482 (48.9) | 30 (3.1) |
| Postural disorders | 132 (52.6) | 89 (35.5) | 30 (12.0) | 0 (0.0) | 675 (68.3) | 261 (26.4) | 52 (5.3) | 1 (0.1) |
| Degenerative spine disorders | 123 (49.0) | 95 (37.9) | 31 (12.4) | 2 (0.8) | 599 (60.6) | 324 (32.8) | 66 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Headache disorders | 219 (86.6) | 33 (13.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 892 (90.1) | 95 (9.6) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |
| Migraine disorders | 104 (41.1) | 126 (49.8) | 22 (8.7) | 1 (0.4) | 400 (40.5) | 518 (52.4) | 69 (7.0) | 1 (0.1) |
| Spinal health maintenance | 121 (48.0) | 98 (38.9) | 31 (12.3) | 2 (0.8) | 458 (46.4) | 378 (38.3) | 136 (13.8) | 16 (1.6) |
| Chronic or persistent pain | 127 (50.2) | 108 (42.7) | 18 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 630 (63.7) | 310 (31.3) | 47 (4.8) | 2 (0.2) |
| Tendinopathies | 76 (30.2) | 129 (51.2) | 44 (17.5) | 3 (1.2) | 410 (41.5) | 477 (48.2) | 96 (9.7) | 6 (0.6) |
| Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders | 35 (13.8) | 116 (45.9) | 98 (38.7) | 4 (1.6) | 183 (18.5) | 504 (51.0) | 291 (29.5) | 10 (1.0) |
| Non-musculoskeletal disorders | 41 (16.3) | 92 (36.5) | 77 (30.6) | 42 (16.7) | 126 (12.9) | 262 (26.7) | 318 (32.5) | 274 (28.0) |
| Populations treated | ||||||||
| Children (up to 3 years) | 72 (28.8) | 76 (30.4) | 51 (20.4) | 51 (20.4) | 156 (15.8) | 217 (22.0) | 304 (30.8) | 311 (31.5) |
| Children (4 to 18 years) | 89 (35.3) | 129 (51.2) | 33 (13.1) | 1 (0.4) | 270 (27.3) | 545 (55.0) | 168 (17.0) | 8 (0.8) |
| Older people (65 year or over) | 168 (66.4) | 81 (32.0) | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 572 (57.7) | 369 (37.2) | 48 (4.8) | 2 (0.2) |
| Maori/Australian Indigenous* | 39 (15.4) | 141 (55.7) | 71 (28.0) | 2 (0.8) | 7 (0.7) | 105 (10.6) | 547 (55.3) | 331 (33.4) |
| Pregnant women | 75 (29.6) | 134 (53.0) | 43 (17.0) | 1 (0.4) | 344 (34.7) | 534 (53.9) | 108 (10.9) | 5 (0.5) |
| People with sports-related injuries | 131 (51.8) | 104 (41.1) | 18 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 501 (50.6) | 432 (43.6) | 53 (5.4) | 4 (0.4) |
| People with work-related injuries | 164 (64.8) | 81 (32.0) | 8 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | — | — | — | — |
| People with traffic-related injuries | 68 (26.9) | 136 (53.8) | 45 (17.8) | 4 (1.6) | — | — | — | — |
| People receiving post-surgical rehabilitation | 35 (13.8) | 125 (49.4) | 84 (34.3) | 6 (2.4) | 79 (8.0) | 456 (46.1) | 396 (40.0) | 58 (5.9) |
| Non-English speaking ethnic groups | 12 (4.8) | 60 (23.8) | 105 (41.7) | 75 (29.8) | 33 (3.3) | 153 (15.5) | 457 (46.2) | 346 (35.0) |
| Treat patients with ACC reimbursement | 223 (88.1) | 23 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2.8) | — | — | — | — |
*Data reports treatment of Maori populations for ORC-NZ and Australian indigenous populations for ORION.