Table 3. Principal-component analysis results.
| PC1 | PC2 | PC3 | PC4 | PC5 | PC6 | PC7 | PC8 | PC9 | PC10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 0.00 | -0.03 | 0.28 | -0.20 | -0.08 | -0.41 | 0.16 | -0.35 | 0.01 | 0.30 |
| Gender | 0.00 | -0.07 | 0.28 | -0.01 | 0.06 | -0.13 | 0.24 | -0.09 | 0.14 | -0.29 |
| Age | 0.07 | 0.30 | -0.19 | -0.13 | -0.12 | -0.07 | 0.01 | 0.30 | 0.07 | -0.04 |
| Training_type | -0.03 | -0.23 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.12 | -0.12 | 0.22 | -0.56 | -0.08 | -0.03 |
| Time for new patient | 0.01 | -0.11 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.20 | -0.44 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.02 | 0.24 |
| Time for returning patient | 0.03 | -0.08 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.20 | -0.40 | 0.02 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.29 |
| Fee at first consultation | -0.02 | 0.30 | -0.14 | -0.25 | 0.12 | -0.35 | 0.20 | -0.06 | -0.11 | -0.22 |
| Fee at following consultation | 0.00 | 0.29 | -0.12 | -0.31 | 0.16 | -0.34 | 0.16 | -0.03 | -0.10 | -0.24 |
| Average waiting period | 0.01 | 0.24 | -0.10 | -0.16 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.24 | -0.05 | 0.17 | 0.46 |
| N patients per working week | -0.02 | 0.25 | -0.18 | -0.20 | 0.06 | 0.23 | 0.21 | -0.11 | 0.07 | 0.32 |
| Diagnostic techniques—assessment of visceral mobility | -0.16 | 0.11 | 0.27 | -0.23 | -0.05 | -0.04 | -0.28 | -0.14 | 0.11 | 0.04 |
| Diagnostic techniques—assessment of the cranium (neuro- and viscerocranium) | -0.04 | 0.21 | 0.35 | -0.04 | 0.10 | 0.03 | -0.17 | -0.01 | -0.02 | -0.05 |
| Diagnostic techniques—fascial testing | -0.11 | 0.17 | 0.28 | -0.20 | -0.09 | 0.15 | -0.02 | 0.10 | 0.13 | -0.04 |
| Diagnostic techniques—inspection | -0.12 | 0.10 | -0.05 | 0.02 | 0.04 | -0.02 | -0.38 | -0.06 | -0.23 | 0.21 |
| Diagnostic techniques—muscle function testing | -0.16 | 0.18 | -0.07 | 0.29 | 0.07 | -0.01 | -0.08 | -0.13 | -0.10 | 0.03 |
| Diagnostic techniques—neurolymphatic reflex tests | -0.20 | -0.08 | -0.04 | -0.24 | 0.04 | 0.02 | -0.11 | 0.03 | -0.24 | -0.08 |
| Diagnostic techniques—palpation of position/structures | -0.05 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.20 | -0.38 | -0.04 |
| Diagnostic techniques—palpation of movement | -0.19 | 0.13 | -0.06 | 0.17 | 0.01 | -0.12 | -0.23 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.03 |
| Diagnostic techniques—percussion and auscultation | -0.24 | -0.13 | -0.11 | 0.05 | -0.10 | -0.04 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.26 | -0.09 |
| Diagnostic techniques—tender points and trigger points | -0.24 | -0.12 | -0.11 | -0.07 | 0.39 | 0.11 | -0.07 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.00 |
| Diagnostic techniques—classic orthopedic tests | -0.24 | -0.06 | -0.12 | -0.05 | 0.39 | 0.04 | -0.09 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.00 |
| Diagnostic techniques—classic neurologic tests | -0.26 | -0.12 | -0.12 | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.10 | -0.06 |
| Diagnostic techniques—Range Of Motion (ROM) | -0.20 | -0.14 | -0.04 | -0.06 | 0.30 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.06 | -0.09 | -0.01 |
| Diagnostic techniques—Otoscopy | -0.09 | 0.18 | -0.13 | 0.23 | 0.00 | -0.12 | -0.13 | -0.20 | 0.13 | -0.16 |
| Diagnostic techniques—urine test | -0.05 | 0.13 | -0.13 | 0.12 | 0.04 | -0.13 | -0.22 | -0.16 | 0.38 | -0.19 |
| Treatment techniques—automatic shifting and fluid body approach | 0.03 | 0.28 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.16 | -0.02 | -0.04 | 0.02 |
| Treatment techniques—fascial techniques | -0.17 | 0.07 | 0.27 | -0.04 | -0.08 | 0.25 | 0.17 | -0.01 | 0.12 | -0.08 |
| Treatment techniques—fluid techniques | -0.17 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.15 | -0.03 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.06 | -0.04 |
| Treatment techniques—functional techniques | -0.15 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.14 | -0.08 | -0.08 | -0.16 |
| Treatment techniques—GOT/TBA | -0.23 | -0.07 | -0.04 | -0.02 | -0.12 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.03 | -0.27 | -0.08 |
| Treatment techniques—HVLA | -0.23 | -0.10 | -0.13 | -0.17 | -0.07 | -0.06 | -0.03 | -0.09 | -0.27 | 0.09 |
| Treatment techniques—MET | -0.22 | -0.12 | -0.04 | -0.05 | -0.10 | -0.10 | -0.02 | 0.22 | -0.15 | -0.10 |
| Treatment techniques—neurocranial and viscerocranial techniques | -0.16 | 0.12 | 0.22 | -0.02 | -0.07 | 0.00 | -0.08 | -0.01 | -0.11 | -0.03 |
| Treatment techniques—neurovisceral and neurolymphatic reflex techniques | -0.17 | 0.20 | -0.04 | 0.33 | -0.13 | -0.04 | 0.02 | -0.03 | -0.10 | -0.06 |
| Treatment techniques—percussion and vibration techniques | -0.18 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.12 | -0.22 | -0.09 | -0.05 | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
| Treatment techniques—trigger points | -0.23 | -0.13 | -0.08 | 0.02 | -0.22 | -0.07 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 0.21 | -0.04 |
| Treatment techniques—Progressive Inhibition of Neuromuscular Structures (PINS) | -0.20 | 0.05 | -0.05 | 0.16 | -0.12 | -0.14 | 0.16 | 0.00 | -0.09 | 0.16 |
| Treatment techniques—soft and connective tissue techniques | -0.21 | -0.09 | 0.10 | -0.12 | -0.18 | -0.06 | 0.12 | -0.02 | 0.01 | 0.18 |
| Treatment techniques—visceral manipulations | -0.20 | 0.01 | 0.22 | -0.25 | -0.16 | -0.06 | -0.16 | -0.15 | 0.08 | 0.10 |
| Treatment techniques—toggle-techniques | -0.16 | 0.03 | -0.08 | 0.12 | -0.10 | -0.13 | 0.13 | -0.33 | -0.04 | 0.29 |
Factor loadings above 0.20 (positive or negative) are in bold.