Table 6.
Features of the clinical treatments and care plans of 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 | |
| Topics discussed with patients | ||||||||
| Diet/Nutrition | 104 (41.3) | 118 (46.8) | 29 (11.5) | 1 (0.4) | 375 (37.9) | 465 (47.0) | 142 (14.3) | 8 (0.8) |
| Smoking/Drugs/Alcohol | 32 (12.8) | 132 (52.8) | 80 (32.0) | 6 (2.4) | 179 (18.1) | 454 (45.9) | 324 (32.7) | 33 (3.3) |
| Physical activity/fitness | 219 (86.9) | 29 (11.5) | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 886 (89.4) | 99 (10.0) | 6 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Occupational health and safety | 109 (43.3) | 101 (40.1) | 36 (14.3) | 6 (2.4) | 506 (51.2) | 374 (37.8) | 95 (9.6) | 14 (1.4) |
| Pain counselling | 55 (22.0) | 106 (42.4) | 79 (31.6) | 10 (4.0) | 264 (26.6) | 411 (41.5) | 266 (26.8) | 50 (5.1) |
| Stress management | 141 (53.8) | 103 (39.3) | 18 (6.9) | 0 (0.0) | 489 (49.4) | 410 (41.5) | 85 (8.6) | 5 (0.5) |
| Nutritional supplements | 66 (26.3) | 119 (47.4) | 52 (20.7) | 14 (5.6) | 252 (25.4) | 446 (45.0) | 247 (24.9) | 46 (4.6) |
| Medications (including for pain/inflammation) | 92 (36.4) | 131 (51.8) | 22 (8.7) | 8 (3.2) | 391 (39.5) | 475 (48.0) | 115 (11.6) | 9 (0.9) |
| Treatment techniques used | ||||||||
| Strain/Counterstrain | 66 (26.9) | 76 (31.0) | 61 (24.9) | 42 (17.1) | 420 (42.4) | 324 (32.7) | 180 (18.2) | 66 (6.7) |
| Muscle energy techniques | 151 (59.9) | 68 (26.9) | 24 (9.5) | 9 (3.6) | 788 (79.5) | 154 (15.5) | 34 (3.4) | 15 (1.5) |
| High velocity low amplitude/spinal manipulation | 155 (61.3) | 45 (17.8) | 30 (11.9) | 23 (9.1) | 632 (63.8) | 231 (23.3) | 86 (8.7) | 42 (4.2) |
| Peripheral joint manipulation | 136 (53.8) | 72 (28.5) | 31 (12.3) | 14 (5.5) | 393 (39.7) | 347 (35.1) | 212 (21.4) | 37 (3.7) |
| Soft tissue techniques | 221 (87.4) | 15 (5.9) | 11 (4.4) | 6 (2.4) | 848 (85.7) | 85 (8.6) | 46 (4.7) | 11 (1.1) |
| Myofascial release | 154 (60.9) | 62 (24.5) | 23 (9.1) | 14 (5.5) | 612 (61.8) | 266 (26.9) | 79 (8.0) | 33 (3.3) |
| Cranial techniques | 128 (50.6) | 68 (26.9) | 31 (12.3) | 26 (10.3) | 233 (23.5) | 219 (22.1) | 213 (21.5) | 325 (32.8) |
| Facilitated positional release | 62 (24.8) | 78 (31.2) | 49 (19.6) | 61 (24.4) | 166 (16.8) | 298 (30.1) | 314 (31.8) | 211 (21.3) |
| Needling techniques | 12 (4.7) | 4 (1.6) | 4 (1.6) | 233 (92.1) | 234 (23.6) | 165 (16.7) | 51 (5.2) | 540 (54.6) |
| Visceral techniques | 58 (22.9) | 98 (38.7) | 69 (27.3) | 28 (11.1) | 98 (70.0) | 272 (27.5) | 411 (41.5) | 210 (21.2) |
| Lymphatic pump | 24 (9.5) | 93 (36.8) | 97 (38.3) | 39 (15.4) | 84 (8.5) | 316 (31.9) | 415 (41.9) | 176 (17.8) |
| Autonomic balancing | 52 (20.8) | 59 (23.6) | 59 (23.6) | 80 (32.0) | 157 (15.9) | 190 (19.2) | 216 (21.8) | 427 (43.1) |
| Biodynamic techniques | 49 (19.4) | 34 (13.5) | 47 (18.7) | 122 (48.4) | 155 (15.6) | 94 (9.5) | 156 (15.7) | 586 (59.1) |
| Functional techniques | 115 (45.5) | 85 (33.6) | 42 (16.6) | 11 (4.4) | 270 (27.3) | 335 (33.8) | 251 (25.3) | 135 (13.6) |
| Balanced ligamentous tension/Ligamentous articular strain | 120 (47.8) | 67 (26.7) | 46 (18.3) | 18 (7.2) | 349 (35.2) | 279 (28.2) | 213 (21.5) | 150 (15.1) |
| Exercise prescription or advice | 198 (78.3) | 46 (18.2) | 8 (3.2) | 1 (0.4) | 733 (74.0) | 218 (22.0) | 35 (3.5) | 4 (0.4) |
| Chapmans reflexes | 10 (4.0) | 18 (7.2) | 54 (21.5) | 169 (67.3) | 24 (2.4) | 78 (7.9) | 190 (19.2) | 698 (70.5) |
| Shockwave therapy | 2 (0.8) | 6 (2.4) | 2 (0.8) | 242 (96.0) | 18 (1.8) | 35 (3.5) | 27 (2.7) | 910 (91.9) |
| Ultrasound therapy | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1.2) | 3 (1.2) | 245 (97.2) | 27 (2.7) | 32 (3.2) | 50 (5.1) | 880 (89.0) |
| TENS or other electrotherapy | 6 (2.4) | 3 (1.2) | 6 (2.4) | 234 (94.0) | 19 (1.9) | 25 (2.5) | 67 (6.8) | 879 (88.8) |
| Instrument-assisted manipulative techniques | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) | 3 (1.2) | 247 (98.0) | 2 (0.2) | 11 (1.1) | 20 (2.0) | 956 (96.7) |
| Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilisation | 2 (0.8) | 7 (2.8) | 9 (3.6) | 234 (92.9) | 12 (1.2) | 29 (2.9) | 37 (3.7) | 912 (92.1) |
| Trigger point therapy | 73 (29.1) | 75 (30.0) | 43 (17.1) | 60 (23.9) | 258 (26.1) | 353 (35.7) | 184 (18.6) | 195 (19.7) |
| Sports taping | 25 (9.9) | 57 (22.6) | 85 (33.7) | 85 (33.7) | 122 (12.3) | 330 (33.3) | 311 (31.4) | 227 (22.9) |
| Breathing retraining | 63 (25.2) | 108 (43.2) | 54 (21.6) | 25 (10.0) | — | — | — | — |